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Rival Barbers
(1905) England
B&W : 125 feet
Directed by James Williamson

Cast: (unknown)

Williamson Films production; distributed by The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited. / Produced by James Williamson. / Released July 1905. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / Williamson film number 277.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From W. Butcher & Sons catalog of Williamson films] Barber No. 1 displays a striking advertisement which Barber No. 2 adds to, to the detriment of Barber No. 1. Some boys and a gent see the joke, but not Barber No. 1 who, thinking he has caught the delinquent, hauls the gent into his shop, lathers him and kicks him out again to the amusement of Barber No. 2 who commiserates with his rival.

Survival status: Print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 28 May 2018.

References: Gifford-British n. 01099; Sopocy-Williamson pp. 254, 257.

 
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