Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

Audience Score
40
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
NR 1 minDocumentary
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).
DirectorBirt Acres

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Robert W. Paul