Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II 1895

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Title: Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
Genre: Documentary
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Studio: Robert W. Paul
Cast: Tom Merry (William Mechem)
Crew: Robert W. Paul (Producer), Birt Acres (Director), Birt Acres (Cinematography)
Keyword: drawing, art, stage performance, 19th century, fragment, caricature, 1890s, lightning sketch

Overview:A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).

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Release: Jun 20, 1895 Runtime: 1 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 7 / 10 by 1 users Popularity: 0.7205 Budget: $0 Revenue: $0 Language:

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II 1895

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