''The Miser's Doom'' is an 1899 British short film directed by

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Plot

A miser is haunted by the ghost of one of his deceased victims, causing him to die of shock.

Production

''The Miser's Doom'' was the directing debut of Walter R. Booth, a magician who had begun working with filmmaker R. W. Paul.

Legacy

''The Miser's Doom'' is one of the earliest films featuring a ghost, although previous examples had been produced by Georges Méliès and

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the previous year.

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1899 films 1899 horror films 1890s ghost films 1890s British films British black-and-white films British silent short films Films directed by Walter R. Booth British horror films 1899 short films 1890s directorial debut films Silent horror films 1890s lost films {{1890s-horror-film-stub

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