The Duke's Good Joke
movie
Released September 24, 1908
Genres:
Overview
A mischievous duke comes across a drunkard in a town square, and decides to pull a practical joke. He has the drunkard carried to the ducal palace and dressed as a nobleman, where he is made to receive courtiers. A banquet is prepared for the fake nobleman, who is too far gone to understand the situation, and unusual things seem to begin occurring. When the drunkard attempts to get more to drink, the bottle magically grows to giant size and disappears, so the duke's servants bring in a large funnel and fill the drunkard up, with his stomach swelling up like a balloon to fit. The duke's doctors work to deflate him back to normal. The drunkard tries to get some sleep, but the paintings on the walls come to life, showing him all sorts of scenes of people drinking merrily.
Origin Country
France
Original Language
French
Original Title
Pochardiana ou le Rêveur éveillé
Status
Released
Production Countries
- France
Spoken Languages
- No Language (No Language)
Production Companies
- no logo available
Star Film Company
France
