The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach

The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach Dutch De msaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort is a 1905 early Dutch silent film directed by Willy Mullens, and produced by Alberts Frres. A sixminute short comedy film really a slapstick, it is one of the oldest surviving Dutch fictional films. When the Netherlands Film Festival presented its canon of Dutch cinema containing sixteen monumental films in Dutch film history in 2007, it included this film.

The film was shot on location in Zandvoort by Willy and Albert Mullens. Filming was completed in one day, onJuly 1905 another source hasJuly. The narratorexplicator of the film was Willy Mullens.The first major problem arose before the shooting even started the actor hired to play the gentleman was not allowed to do so by his fiance, who lived in Zandvoort. As a result, Willy Mullens had to play the part himself. A second problem occurred at the end the final scene is a chase, during which the pantless gentleman knocks over a few beach chairs, being chased by an extra dressed as a policeman. The real policeman guarding the beach area did not take kindly to the spectacle naked legs were illegal at the time and took the entire crew to the local police office to sort matters out. ........

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