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The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

1914Short
ComedyShort

He was too big for this world when a Phrenologist told him he was a modern Napoleon. He tried to stop the traffic and the crossing policeman raised a beautiful billiard ball on his ivory dome. His wife tested the new china, she go...

Director
George Ade
Writers
N/A
Stars
Beverly Bayne, Wallace Beery, Leo White
Release Date
July 15, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Beverly Bayne
Beverly Bayne
as Mrs. Smalley
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
as Prof. Bunkum
Leo White
Leo White
as Wilfred Smalley
Robert Bolder
Robert Bolder
as Mr. Montgomery
George Ade
George Ade
as Self - Author George Ade

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

satireamericana

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

An original conception
by deickemeyer2018-12-09

"This comedy number opens with some interesting views of the author, George Ade. He is seen feeding chickens on his farm and later in the act of writing the scenario which follows. The story is that of a young clerk who consults a phrenologist and gets an idea that he is another Napoleon. Bitter experiences cure him of the notion. An original conception worked out entertainingly. - The Moving Picture World, August 1, 1914..."

📖 Synopsis

He was too big for this world when a Phrenologist told him he was a modern Napoleon. He tried to stop the traffic and the crossing policeman raised a beautiful billiard ball on his ivory dome. His wife tested the new china, she go...