The Films of Alice Guy #1

Four short comedies from film pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female director.

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Canned Harmony (Solax, 1912)

The Professor will not allow his daughter to marry a non-musician, but Billy, her would-be suitor, cannot play a single note. When he is about to give up, Billy's roommate suggests bluffing his way into the Professor's favor with the aid of a suitably musical disguise and a well-hidden phonograph player.

Starring: Billy Quirk - See complete cast and crew
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Length: 14 minutes

A Severe Test (Solax, 1913)

After a year of marriage, Frank does not show Daisy the same degree of affection he did when they were newlyweds. To test his love, Daisy fakes her own death to see how he responds. Little does she know, Frank is aware of her game and decides to play along.

Starring: Marian Swayne - See complete cast and crew
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Length: 14 minutes

Algie the Miner (Solax, 1912)

Algie, an effeminate and flamboyant young man, wants to marry the daughter of Harry Lyons, but Lyons won't approve until Algie proves himself to be a man. Algie heads west to try his hand at prospecting and soon finds himself under the tutelage of Big Jim, a rough and brawny miner who before long begins to depend on Algie as much as Algie depends on him.

This copy of Algie the Miner is more complete than the version that aired on TCM.

Starring: Billy Quirk - See complete cast and crew
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Length: 11 minutes

Officer Henderson (Solax, 1913)

Officer Henderson goes undercover as a woman to catch a pickpocket who has been preying on female shoppers, but when his wife unexpectedly returns from her vacation and finds an unfamiliar dress in the closet, she comes to a different conclusion.

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Length: 13 minutes

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All the films in this collection feature an original, scene-specific piano score compiled from period appropriate photoplay music.

Technical

52 minutes total - 1.33:1 original aspect ratio - Stereo sound - NTSC - All regions