''Mr. Flip'' is a 1909 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
made by
Essanay Studios, directed by
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson and starring
Ben Turpin
Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. Turpin wo ...
.
The film is about a man going to various locations in town where he flirts with the women, and they in turn get comedic revenge on him, causing him to leave their establishment, and leave them alone. This film is believed to have included the first cinematic instance of a comedian being hit in the face with a pie, later known as the
Pie in the Face, when Ben Turpin was struck. However, the pie Turpin was hit with was hand-held, not thrown.
Plot
The film begins with Mr. Flip, played by Ben Turpin, in a general store, in which he flirts with the woman behind the counter, for which he is carried out of the building on a
hand truck :''"Hand truck" may also refer to Pallet jack.''
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. He travels to a
manicurist
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Basic treatments include manicures a ...
where he eventually gets the pointed end of a pair of scissors, sticking up out of his chair, when he sits down. He then meets a
telephone operator at her desk, he calls her on a nearby phone, and she gets revenge by shocking him with electricity, through the phone, by turning her manual generator.
Next at a barber shop two women workers, get even with him by pasting his face with shaving cream and tossing him out of the building. At a bar he flirts with the bar attendants, until he gets sprayed with seltzer, by them and another patron. As the film's climax he enters a bakery and gets a pie in the face by the assistant.
See also
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List of American films of 1909
This is a list of American films released in 1909.
See also
* 1909 in the United States
References
External links
1909 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
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1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
* Carl Laemmle founds the Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP).
* Selig Polyscope Company establish the first permanent film studio in Los Angeles in Edendale, Los An ...
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1909 films
1909 short films
1909 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Essanay Studios films
Films directed by Broncho Billy Anderson
American comedy short films
1900s American films