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The Affair of an Egg

The Affair of an Egg

1910Short⏱️ 3m
ShortComedy
4.8
IMDB Rating
61 votes

A whimsical farm girl writes a message on an egg that finds its way to a city restaurant where it is served to a young man. Intrigued, the young man sets out to locate the message-writer. He makes the long and arduous trip by trai...

Director
Frank Powell
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lottie Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Kate Bruce
Release Date
September 1, 1910
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lottie Pickford
Lottie Pickford
Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson
as The Young Woman
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
as The Old Woman
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
as The Man
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
Grace Henderson
Grace Henderson
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
as The Waiter
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John T. Dillon
as In Restaurant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

train

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

There is a sparkling quality to this picture
by deickemeyer2015-08-19

"A humorous hit at two things; first, the practice of writing on an egg or some other article, asking the finder to write and second, the present custom of putting eggs in cold storage for indefinite periods. The man who got the egg replied to the woman who put her address upon it. But the denouement is different. The egg had been in storage for twenty years. No further description of what happened is necessary. There is a sparkling quality to this picture which makes it even more attractive than its title seems to warrant. The producer has given evidence of his ability in extracting fun from a..."

💡 Did You Know?

Released as a split reel along with the comedy Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910).

📖 Synopsis

A whimsical farm girl writes a message on an egg that finds its way to a city restaurant where it is served to a young man. Intrigued, the young man sets out to locate the message-writer. He makes the long and arduous trip by trai...