The Curtain Pole

The Curtain Pole — Plot

An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.

• Release date
• February 15, 1909
• Runtime
• 13 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• D.W. Griffith

The Curtain Pole — Cast

Mack Sennett Monsieur Dupont Harry Solter Mr. Edwards Florence Lawrence Mrs. Edwards Linda Arvidson Party planner / Woman on street Jeanie Macpherson Party planner / Nurse with buggy Arthur V. Johnson Man in bar / Vegetable vendor / Party guest Clara T. Bracy George Gebhardt Man in top hat