A man turns to look at a pretty girl. Another hits him on the back of the head and runs off with his wallet. A passing policeman leans over the victim and takes his watch.
Wallace McCutcheon had been shooting movies for three years, but this is the third on which he is credited as a director -- a new job title and clearly indicating that it is a fiction film, not an actuality. Like most comedies of the era, it is a single joke. It does have the reasonable excuse that it is only 25 seconds long, and it is a good example of a set-up and pay-off joke; in this respect, McCutcheon was far ahead of his competitors and would remain a force in the business for several years.
Wallace McCutcheon had been shooting movies for three years, but this is the third on which he is credited as a director -- a new job title and clearly indicating that it is a fiction film, not an actuality. Like most comedies of the era, it is a single joke. It does have the reasonable excuse that it is only 25 seconds long, and it is a good example of a set-up and pay-off joke; in this respect, McCutcheon was far ahead of his competitors and would remain a force in the business for several years.
