The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach (1905) [N/A]
Release Date:
July 27, 1905
Original Title:
De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort
Alternate Titles:
Les aventures d'un Français sur la plage de Zandvoort
Ongeval van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon uit Zandvoort
The Misadventure of a French Dandy Without Trousers on the Beach at Zandvoort
The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Alberts Frères
Production Countries:
Netherlands
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 6
'Zandvoort in an uproar! On Saturday morning at roughly 10 o’clock, with beautiful weather and calm seas, a Frenchman sat in a beach chair to gaze upon the magnificent view that the sea always affords, until he slowly began to fall asleep’ So begins a report in the ‘Zandvoortsche Courant’ of July 25, 1905. The article explains how the man was faced with the oncoming tide, and – to the amazement of the audience – took off his trousers to prevent them from being ruined by the saltwater. While trying to escape from the policeman who had rushed to the scene, he jumps into a passing car, and hides out in a small changing cabin. Eventually he's nabbed by the police. Accompanied by a band and a large crowd, he is escorted to the police station. The article ends by saying that ‘Messrs. Alberts Frères’ had staged the whole incident for a film in which two of the most popular genres of that period - the locally-shot film and the chase film – would be combined.
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