Hooligan and the Summer Girls
Also known as [Hooligan and the Summer Boarders]
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 75 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: J. Stuart Blackton [Happy Hooligan]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Produced by [?] Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton? From the comic strip “Happy Hooligan” by Frederick Burr Opper. Cinematography by [?] Albert E. Smith? / Released July 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] A pretty wood scene. Two charming Summer girls are sitting in a hammock eating caramels. In the distance a farmer is mowing. Suddenly Happy Hooligan appears. He executes a war dance on seeing the two Summer girls alone, and stealing up behind them, places an arm around each waist. The girls beat a hasty retreat, and Hooligan lies down in the hammock, blowing out clouds of smoke. The farmer has seen the occurrence, and comes with rapid strides. Reaching the hammock, he draws the scythe across the ropes and Hooligan hits the ground with a bump.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 August 2023.
References: Slide-BigV pp. 10, 171 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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