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Le thé chez la concierge
Also known as The Janitor’s Tea Party in the USA
(1907) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Louis Feuillade
Cast: Henri Gallet, Pré Fils (Louis Pré Fils), Alice Tissot
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont. / Released March 1907. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Janitor’s Tea Party by Kleine Optical Company in May 1907.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Gaumont promotional materials] The scene of the drama is a block of modern flats. Many of the residents are away at a dance, and the janitor and his staff decide upon a jollification of their own. They invite their friends to a fine high tea. Everybody is having a fine time, and their spirits are running high. We are now taken to the outside of the hall door, and watch with amusement the frantic pounding and bell ringing of the residents returning from their evening engagements and seeking admission to their apartments. The gay gathering inside are too busy with their own pleasure to heed the angry crowd outdoors. A policeman is called, but all to no purpose, and the tenants are all taken to the station for quarters for the night. Returning to the janitor’s quarters we see that the jollifications have been concluded and the guests are all departing. The superior officer at the station concludes to make another effort to gain admittance in the building and, with the tenants at his heels, he approaches the flats. With all the dignity of the law he extends his hand and pulls the bell cord. The janitor, about to retire, is in his room, and immediately draws the latch string, allowing the hall door to open. Beaming with smiles, the executive bows the tenants into the building and departs. The infuriated flat holders rush into the room of the janitor and unceremoniously eject him and his wife. In their night robes, the latter remain out on the streets until the police take them off to the station.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 29 August 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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