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


4.0|20 Jun, 1895|1 min
Released
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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Keywords
drawing
art
stage performance
19th century
fragment
caricature
1890s
lightning sketch

Casts

Tom Merry (William Mechem)
Himself

Crews

Robert W. Paul
Robert W. Paul
Producer
Birt Acres
Birt Acres
Director
Birt Acres
Birt Acres
Cinematography

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