The Big Swallow

Name: The Big Swallow
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1901-10-15
Duration: 1 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Sam Dalton

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

10/15/1901

Runtime

1 mins

Genres

Comedy

Overview

A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

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A delightful bit of early cinema surrealism in which a defiant subject literally consumes the camera pointed at him. It's pure visual gag filmmaking, ingenious, cheeky, and strange.