A Diabolo Nightmare
1907
Cat no. 215271
One man's obsession with a diabolo sparks chaos and an undersea hallucination.
Obsessed with his new toy, a diabolo - or 'the devil on two sticks' - a once respectable clerk loses his job and causes mayhem in the streets and delight underwater. Fired from his job for playing with his diabolo, he wanders the streets entranced by the new toy. Waking early the next morning, he embarks on an adventure that sees him catch a lift with an airship, drop into a lady's bedroom, dupe a policemen, steal another diabolo and wander into an undersea world where he teaches Neptune and his daughters how to work the diabolo. But was it all a dream?
Keywords
Comedy; Early cinema; Obsession; Toys
Background Information
Despite being credited to Arthur Melbourne-Cooper in Audrey Wadowska's filmography, there is no reference to the film in Tjitte de Vries and Ati Mul's book 'They Thought It Was A Marvel' and the BFI Screenonline website credits the film to W.R. Booth of the Charles Urban Trading Company. Further research/clarification required.
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Maker : Arthur Melbourne-Cooper
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Distributor : Urban
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Maker : W.R. Booth
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Production company : Charles Urban Trading Company
Manifestations
A Diabolo Nightmare
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: addictions / diabolos
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