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| caption = Still from the film
| caption = Still from the film
| director = [[Alice Guy-Blaché|Alice Guy]]
| director = [[Alice Guy-Blaché|Alice Guy]]
| producer = [[Gaumont Film Company]]
| producer = [[Société L. Gaumont et compagnie]]
| released = {{Film date|1905}}
| released = {{Film date|1905}}
| runtime = 2 minutes
| runtime = 2 minutes
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''The Bricklayers'' (French: ''Les Maçons'') is a [[French]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Alice Guy-Blaché|Alice Guy]] in 1905. It featured Les O'Mers comedic [[acrobatic]] group and is inspired by the ''Cambrioleur Modernes'' (modern burglar films) produced by [[Pathé|Pathé Frère]] in the early 1900's
''The Bricklayers'' (French: ''Les Maçons'') is a [[French]] [[silent film]] directed by [[Alice Guy-Blaché|Alice Guy]] in 1905. It features Les O'Mers [[acrobatic]] [[pantomime]] group and is inspired by the ''Cambrioleur Modernes'' (modern burglar) produced by [[Pathé|Pathé Frères]] in the early 1900's
== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
Two policemen pass near a scaffolding on which bricklayers are working. The construction workers manage to pour plaster all over the unsuspecting patrolmen. Was it deliberate or an accident? A reprimand follows but the police are forgiving and let it go, moving on to their own mischievous behavior. They continue to go about their business but the masons return to the hoopla where a chase and jostling on the scaffolding ensues.
Two policemen pass near a scaffolding on which bricklayers are working. The construction workers manage to pour plaster all over the unsuspecting patrolmen. Was it deliberate or an accident? A reprimand follows but the police are forgiving and let it go, moving on to their own mischievous behavior. They continue to go about their business but the masons return to the hoopla where a chase and jostling on the scaffolding ensues.
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== Film Production ==
== Film Production ==


Genre: [[Circus|Circus act]]
Genre: Comic Scene


License: Public domain
License: Public domain


Cast: Les O'Mers acrobatic troupe
Cast: Les O'Mers [[acrobatic]] [[pantomime]] group


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 21:57, 13 November 2023

The Bricklayers (Les Maçons)
File:Bricklayers.jpg
Still from the film
Directed byAlice Guy
Produced bySociété L. Gaumont et compagnie
Release date
  • 1905 (1905)
Running time
2 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent (French intertitles)


The Bricklayers (French: Les Maçons) is a French silent film directed by Alice Guy in 1905. It features Les O'Mers acrobatic pantomime group and is inspired by the Cambrioleur Modernes (modern burglar) produced by Pathé Frères in the early 1900's

Synopsis

Two policemen pass near a scaffolding on which bricklayers are working. The construction workers manage to pour plaster all over the unsuspecting patrolmen. Was it deliberate or an accident? A reprimand follows but the police are forgiving and let it go, moving on to their own mischievous behavior. They continue to go about their business but the masons return to the hoopla where a chase and jostling on the scaffolding ensues.

Film Production

Genre: Comic Scene

License: Public domain

Cast: Les O'Mers acrobatic pantomime group

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