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The Sculptor's Nightmare (1908)

1908-05-06 · 8m · EN
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At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. Instead, the sculptor spends their fees on a dinner with his model during which he becomes so inebriated that he is taken to jail. There he has a nightmare, wherein three busts are created and animated from clay (through stop-motion photography) in the likenesses of Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republicans Charles W. Fairbanks and William Howard Taft. Finally an animated bust of Roosevelt appears.

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Wallace McCutcheon Sr.Director

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Florence AuerFlorence AuerModelEdward DillonEdward DillonD.W. GriffithD.W. GriffithHarry SolterHarry SolterAnthony O'SullivanAnthony O'SullivanMack SennettMack Sennett

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What is The Sculptor's Nightmare about?

At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. Instead, the sculptor spends their fees on a dinner with his model during which he becomes so inebriated that he is taken to jail. There he has a nightmare, wherein three busts are created and animated from clay (through stop-motion photography) in the likenesses of Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republicans Charles W. Fairbanks and William Howard Taft. Finally an animated bust of Roosevelt appears.

How long is The Sculptor's Nightmare?

The Sculptor's Nightmare has a runtime of 8 minutes.