The Curtain Pole
ShortComedy
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.
Director
D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett
Writers
G.W. Bitzer, D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett
Stars
Florence Lawrence, Mack Sennett, Linda Arvidson, Harry Solter
Language
No linguistic content, English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Florence Lawrence
as Mrs. Edwards
Mack Sennett
as Monsieur Dupont
Linda Arvidson
as Party Planner
👤
Harry Solter
as Mr. Edwards
Charles Avery
as Mob Member
Clara T. Bracy
👤
George Gebhardt
as Man in Top Hat
Jeanie Macpherson
as Party Planner
Charles Inslee
as Mob Member
Arthur V. Johnson
as Man in Bar
💰 Box Office
🎯 Categories
ComedyFarceShort
📖 Synopsis
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.