Post No Bills (1896 film) - Wikipedia
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| Post No Bills | |
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| Directed by | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | 74 seconds |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Post No Bills (French: Défense d'afficher) is an 1896 French short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by Georges Méliès, featuring two bill-posters squabbling over a poorly guarded wall. The film, one of Méliès' early works, was long thought lost, but was recovered in 2004. It is number 15 on the Star Films catalog.[1] Post No Bills is 74 seconds long.[2]
A sentry marches past a wall, upon which is painted Défense d'afficher (Post No Bills). A bill poster waits for him to pass and pastes up an advertising bill. A second bill poster covers the first ad with a larger poster. The two bill posters squabble, and then flee at the approach of the sentry. The sentry is then reprimanded by his commander for the defacing of the wall.
- Frazer, John (1979). Artificially arranged scenes: the films of Georges Méliès. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0816183685.
- ^ Complete Catalogue of Genuine and Original 'Star' Films. George Méliès. 1905. p. 4. doi:10.7282/T3CR5TJ3. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Popegrutch. "Post No Bills (1896)". Century Film Project. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2022.