A cute little scene, directed by the first film director, Alice Guy: a woman's maid is helping her at the post office by licking stamps, and a passing rake decides to steal a kiss with some unexpected results and a good payoff gag.
Although things were beginning to move in terms of film direction by 1906, Miss Guy's direction is simple and straightforward. Even as actualities -- basically, newsreel clips -- would be directed with a lot of cuts and interesting camera angles by Danish film makers, this remains primitive. It is, however, effective as the jokes involved are funny.
Although things were beginning to move in terms of film direction by 1906, Miss Guy's direction is simple and straightforward. Even as actualities -- basically, newsreel clips -- would be directed with a lot of cuts and interesting camera angles by Danish film makers, this remains primitive. It is, however, effective as the jokes involved are funny.