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  • The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1908)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1908)
Short | Short, Drama
The Unexpected: A convivial group around the bar. Weary Willie blows in. A human wreck. Amuses the crowd. Gets free drink. Chance word awakens pride. A soul laid bare. His Life's Story: Dramatic recital. Vivid portrayal. Each scene ...See moreThe Unexpected: A convivial group around the bar. Weary Willie blows in. A human wreck. Amuses the crowd. Gets free drink. Chance word awakens pride. A soul laid bare. His Life's Story: Dramatic recital. Vivid portrayal. Each scene described shown as in a vision on the mirror behind the bar. Each heart touched. Auditors held spell-bound. Studio Life: Tells of happy artist days. "In Bohemia." Boon companions. Free from care. Works hard. Wins success. Gains prizes. Becomes rich. Home, Sweet Home: How he meets beautiful model. Love at first sight. Happily married. Fine home. Life a dream. The Serpent Enters Eden: Paints friend's portrait, Wife and friend meet, Husband unsuspecting. Friend wins wife. The Awakening: Wife deserts home. Leaves note. Husband returns. Reads "Gone with a handsomer man." Heart broken. Ambition dies. Hope dies. Crushed. The Downward Path: Forsakes art. Seeks wife. Search fruitless. Sinks lower. Ever downward. Still drifting. A human "derelict." The Face on the Floor: Human sympathy arouses the "Man." Revives the "Artist." He calls for chalk. Sketches wife's face on floor, Falls across the picture. His life's story ended. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edwin S. Porter
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Edwin S. Porter
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Updated Jul 22, 1908
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Jul 22, 1908 (United States)

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