Movie: Playing Cards

Top 3 Billed Cast

Gaston Méliès
Gaston Méliès

Un joueur de cartes

Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès

Un joueur de cartes

Georgette Méliès
Georgette Méliès

La petite fille

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    Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles.

  • Release Date

    1896-01-01

  • Average

    4.9

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Early Méliès short made up of footage of he and some friends playing cards.

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