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An Elevator Romance
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Thanhouser Company production. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Action.
Synopsis: [Description from a trade advertisement (as reproduced in Tarbox-Lost)] An Elevator Romance is a portrayal of the thrilling adventures, sharp trials and real perils encountered in an office building aflame. How, in the excitement attending the discovery of the blaze, the workers rushed forth and left behind them the pretty switchboard operator — how this slip of a girl stuck to her board in an effort to notify the fire department of the blaze — how a cowardly elevator man refused to go to her rescue and how a boy who loved her did make the trip — is all shown in a masterpiece of realism that will cause comment anywhere.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Eye Film Instituut Nederland film archive; and in the film holdings of JEF Films, Incorporated.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 September 2024.
References: Tarbox-Lost pp. 55, 279 : Website-Thanhouser.
Home video: DVD.
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