A man lathers up and shaves.
This being before the safety razor became popular, he uses a straight razor, and quickly demonstrates why people liked to be shaved by barbers. The man, in this case, is Tom Green, the music-hall performer George A. Smith used in several of his studies in close-up motion pictures at this time.
This movie, despite seeming to be a simple comedy -- with Green amusingly grimacing and growling at the mirror -- is another study in using close-ups. It turns out looking at someone doing something ordinary which requires concentration is funny. That seems obvious to us...now.
This being before the safety razor became popular, he uses a straight razor, and quickly demonstrates why people liked to be shaved by barbers. The man, in this case, is Tom Green, the music-hall performer George A. Smith used in several of his studies in close-up motion pictures at this time.
This movie, despite seeming to be a simple comedy -- with Green amusingly grimacing and growling at the mirror -- is another study in using close-ups. It turns out looking at someone doing something ordinary which requires concentration is funny. That seems obvious to us...now.
