The Old Footlight Favorite
| The Old Footlight Favorite | |
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 Publicity still for the film | |
| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | 588 feet (approx. 10 minutes)[1] |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
The Old Footlight Favorite (French: Trop vieux!, literally "Too Old!") was a 1908 French short silent film by Georges Méliès.
Plot
[edit]An elderly actor, once an audience favorite, goes to a talent agency for work, but is told he is too old to be hired. Going home, he tells the bad news to his wife. They pawn most of their possessions, and end up begging on the streets. There they happen to come across a familiar face: a star performer, who rose to fame after getting valuable advice from the older actor. The star, finding his mentor impoverished, offers his home as a place to live.[2]
Release
[edit]The film was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 1329–1336 in its catalogues.[3] It is currently presumed lost.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Malthête, Jacques (October 1982), "Sur les traces des 'Star' Films disparus", Les dossiers de la cinémathèque, vol. 10, pp. 52–67
- ^ "The Latest Films", The Film Index, 3 (39): 10–12 (here 11), 10 October 1908
- ^ a b Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 354, ISBN 9782732437323
