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Title Sedgwick's Bioscope Showfront at Pendlebury Wakes
Date 1901
Document Type Film
Library/Archive BFI National Archive
Collection Mitchell and Kenyon
Notes Black and white.
Topics film, silent
Production Company Mitchell and Kenyon
Duration 00:02:32
Genre actuality
Description Two men are seated on the stage with towels around their necks ready for a shave. The barber soaps up one of the men. He continues to soap up the man until his face is covered in soap. The soaped-up man tries to get away but falls over and causes havoc on the stage. Behind the act are a number of men standing looking at the camera. The audience's heads can be seen in the foreground. The man being soaped up tries to get away.
Copyright BFI National Archive