The New Operator (1911)
Sam Smith was a young man with plenty of nerve, and nothing much besides. He decided that he would make a good moving picture photographer and secured a position. He started out with his camera, determined to get some wonderful pictures. In a park, he saw a young couple, who were seated on a bench, engaged in the pleasant pastime known as spooning. Sam decided that this would make a mighty good film. Concealing his machine carefully behind some bushes, he started to take the picture, but he was discovered by the young couple, and the gentleman sneaked around, grabbed the new operator and proceeded to give him a trouncing. While this was going on, a small boy sneaked around and turned the handle of the machine, recording just what was happening to Sam. Not to be discouraged by his first experience, Sam started to take a picture of a policeman, who was peacefully resting near a fence. Just at that moment, some boys dumped a pail of water on the officer of the law. The policeman vented his anger on Sam. Poor Sam got in several other mix-ups, and finally he sent the machine back to his employer's plant with a note stating that he had decided that he did not want the job. The films were developed and printed, and in the testing room, they furnished unlimited amusement for the employees, as they showed not only Sam's experience, but pictures which were double exposures upside down and so on.
All Releases
Domestic
–
–
International
–
–
Worldwide
–
–
GenresComedy
Short
IMDbPro
See more details at IMDbPro
| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
