Clown, Dog and Balloon (1905)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 1M
Director : Alice Guy-Blaché
Synopsis
Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.
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