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Kruger and Ward
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Opening title introduces "Kruger and Ward, the tall and short of it." The camera iris opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a canyon and waterfall. Two clowns walk across the stage: a dwarf with a fake bald pate dressed in evening clothes and a top hat, and a tall, thin clown dressed as a woman. The dwarf follows the "woman" with a handkerchief, trying to get her attention, as the woman circles and appears to be looking for something on the ground. She finally notices her little suitor, but responds by kicking him down and then giggling. Undaunted, the dwarf gets back up, motions to the tall woman to bend down, and whispers in her ear. She giggles again and the two flirt. |
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| Year: | 1918 |
| Genre: | Historical |
| Keywords: | Acrobats--United States; Acrobatics--United States; Gymnasts--United States; Clowns--United States; Clowning--United States; Dwarfs--United States; Rings (Gymnastics)--United States; Joints--Range of motion; Dislocations--United States; Female impersonators--United States; Silent films; Vaudeville; Shorts; |
| Duration: | 00:03:25 |
| Color: | No |
| Sound: | No |
| Amount of Motion: | Medium |
| Language: | English |
| Sponsor: | Thomas Edison |
| Contributing Organization: | Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division |
| Transcript Available: | No |
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| Digitizing Organization: | Library of Congress |
