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The Messenger Boy’s Mistake
(1903) United States of America
B&W : 95 feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 14 October 1903 by Thomas A. Edison [H36779]. Released October 1903. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Attributions of Gilbert M. Anderson being in the cast are in error.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] “Cholly” wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger boy requesting her to “wear this” if she does. The boy delivers the note and a package which the young lady opens and finds an old pair of trousers and other masculine wearing apparel. She becomes enraged. When “Cholly” comes she proceeds to give him instructions as to what to do in the future, etc., but before she finishes, the boy, having discovered his mistake, returns with the right box. “Cholly” hastily closes up the wrong one, hands it to the boy and kicks him out of the door. He then opens the right box and presents the bouquet himself. She wears the flowers, and things are now all right.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 24 November 2010.
References: Film viewing : Website-AFI.
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