
USA, 1899
75 feet
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American comedy fantasy film. It was shot between May and mid-June 1899.
Plot Summary
A commercial traveller (known colloquially as a “drummer”) has a series of strange encounters at a hotel, including a waiter who appears through the floor and disappears through the ceiling and a bed that vanishes when he tries to sit on it.
Credits
Crew
Produced by: James White [uncredited]
Alternative Titles
Adventures of a New York Drummer
Strange Adventures of a New York Drummer
References
Books
- Edison Motion Pictures, 1890-1900 by Charles Musser p.509 – credits
- Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912 by Kemp R. Niver, edited by Bebe Bergsten p.91