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  • A Workingman's Dream (1908)
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A Workingman's Dream (1908)
Short | Short, Fantasy
A workingman, weary and tired, plods along the street, stops at a factory, enters and asks for employment. There is no vacancy and, deep dejected, he sits on the cellar step and falls asleep. In the dream an angel appears, touches him with...See moreA workingman, weary and tired, plods along the street, stops at a factory, enters and asks for employment. There is no vacancy and, deep dejected, he sits on the cellar step and falls asleep. In the dream an angel appears, touches him with her wand, drops a message into his hand, directing him to Professor Wonderful, who will support him with good clothes and plenty of money. The workman rises and goes to the address given. The professor's workshop is decorated with fantastic and mysterious figures, symbolical of magic. A servant ushers the dreamer in and he delivers the message to the professor. He agrees to comply with the request, places the workman in position before him, makes a few magic passes and he is transformed immediately into a well-dressed man. He thanks his benefactor and as he is about to depart, the professor hands him a card with the instructions: 1. You will break the spell if you raise your hands above your head. 2. If you shake hands with anybody. 3. If you stoop down. The workman proceeds down the street. A highwayman jumps from behind a clump of bushes and demands money. The workingman's hands are held up, the spell is broken and he is transformed back to his workman's clothes. He returns to the professor and tells of his plight. After warning him that he can help him but three times, the professor again works the transformation. The workman leaves the house, when, in the street, he meets a lady inclined to flirtation. She drops her handkerchief, the workman stoops to pick it up and is again changed back to his former attire. He visits the professor again, is once more transformed and warned. He promises faithfully to follow instructions and effusively grabs his benefactor's hand. This is the third and last break, and he is brought back to his workingman's clothes again. The closing scene shows the sleeper awakening and recalling a dream. An ambulance drives up and a man who has been injured in the factory is taken away. The accident makes a vacancy, which the workman applies for and secures. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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J. Stuart Blackton
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Updated Sep 12, 1908
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Sep 12, 1908 (United States)

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