That Fatal Sneeze

That Fatal Sneeze (1907)

As an older man and a youth are eating at the table, the older man decides to amuse himself by using pepper to make the boy sneeze. Later, the boy retaliates by sneaking into the older man's room and putting pepper in his handkerchief, hairbrush, and clothing. But things quickly get out of hand when the sneezing that results begins to disrupt the whole town.

Date of release
1907-06-18
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (32)
Runtime
6m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction
Director
Lewin Fitzhamon

Casting

Interesting facts

That Fatal Sneeze is a 1907 British silent comedy short film, directed by British Lewin Fitzhamon and also starring Thurston Harris and Gertie Potter.

Production

The film contains a number of primitive special effects, including the use of wires to move objects when the uncle sneezes, and the balancing of the camera on a rocking board to give the impression that the world is swaying in the penultimate shot. The dramatic final scene, in which the uncle explodes, was achieved by stopping the camera and replacing the actor with a small smoke-emitting device.

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