The Maniac Barber (1899)

USA,
218.24 metres
68mm, black and white, 1.36:1 silent

An American fantasy film.

Plot Summary

A barber goes berserk and cuts a customer's head off, shaves the face then repositions the head back on the body. The customer miraculously survives his ordeal, pays the barber and leaves.

Credits

Crew
American Mutoscope and Biograph
Photography: Frederick S. Armitage

References

Books

  • Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912 by Kemp R. Niver, edited by Bebe Bergsten p.63