How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

1906
5.5| 0h5m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 18 July 1906 Released
Producted By: Edison Studios
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An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if seen through a telescope.

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Comedy

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Edwin S. Porter

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Edison Studios

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Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
MartinHafer This short film was part of a DVD set called "Reel Baseball" and it consists of many silent baseball films. This review is based on Disc 2--a rather enjoyable collection of surprisingly good films from Kino.In 1906, most films were only 2-5 minutes long, though this one is a bit longer. The Kino folks indicate on the disc that this film is a fragment, but most of it seems intact and the print is of surprising good quality. My score of 7 is based more on how the film compares to other films of the era, as it's really unfair to compare it to newer and more cinematic films.The film begins with a little guy dancing about the office and talking about how he's going to the ball game today. Moments later, when the boss arrives, this office boy gives the guy a song and dance about having a family member who's dying (or died). Then, moments later, the scene switches to a telephone pole outside the baseball stadium where this liar is watching the game with a telescope and somehow managing NOT to electrocute himself. It's obvious the very ending is missing, but it didn't seem to matter all that much. Overall, it's a cute little historical curio. Not a lot of depth, but for 1906, who needs depth anyway?!