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In this silent film from 1899, two ladies (male actors play the parts) are engaged in some sort of excited exchange when two men play a trick on them. From the YouTube page:
The film doesn't make clear why they deserve this attack, but an accompanying set of cards produced by the production company indicates that the ladies were engaged in a discussion about the then pressing political issue of women's suffrage.
From the British Film Institute National Archive. Link
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Yes, it was like the gay 90's version of Star Trek.
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I see English male humor hasn't changed at all in a hundred years (or ever). The teleportation was quite an amazing feat for the time!
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Hmm. A clip against the suffrage of women? Damn you 1899!
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Who knew the ladies of 1899 could teleport ...
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is this really early monty python material? i love the front-back switch the camera does twice to change perspective.
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