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A Practical Joke
Also known as [A Joke on the Gardener]
(1898) England
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by G.A. Smith

Cast: (unknown)

G.A.S. Films production; distributed by [?] G.A.S. Films? / Produced by George Albert Smith. / Released March 1898. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / A remake of L’arroseur arrosé (1895).

Comedy.

Synopsis: A mischievous boy steps on a gardener’s hose, releasing it when it is positioned to spray the gardener in the face.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 12 November 2022.

References: Gifford-British n. 00088 : Website-IMDb.