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La Vengeance du gâte-sauce
Also known as The Cook’s Revenge in the USA
(1900) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Georges Méliès

Cast: [?] Georges Méliès?

Méliès Star Film production; distributed by [?] Méliès Star Film? / Produced by Georges Méliès. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Cook’s Revenge (at 65 feet) in 1903.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Méliès promotional materials] Showing the interior of a kitchen, with the cook trying to embrace and kiss the maid, who drops the dishes and runs away as she hears the proprietor approaching. The cook hides in a cupboard, but is discovered by the manager, who squeezes the door of the cupboard, thereby cutting off the head which is projecting. At this he is horrified and places the head on a table, where it starts grinning at him. He takes the head and throws it into the cupboard, and out walks the cook, who proceeds to literally wipe the floor with his tormentor. A wonderful and humorous subject.

Survival status: Print exists in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 March 2011.

References: Website-GEM; Website-IMDb.

 
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