A Chess Dispute is a 1903 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by Robert W. Paul, starring Alfred Collins. It is included on the BFI DVD R.W. Paul: The Collected Films 1895-1908.[1][2]

A Chess Dispute
Screenshot from the film
Directed byRobert W. Paul
Produced byRobert W. Paul
CinematographyRobert W. Paul
Production
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Paul's Animatograph Works
Release date
  • August 1903 (1903-08)
Running time
1 min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent

Release

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The film was released on August 31, 1903.

Plot

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The movies depicts a stationary camera which looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A comedic fight ensues, first with the squirting of a soda siphon, then with each punching the other. The opponents wrestle each other to the floor and continue the fight out of the camera's view, hidden by the table. The waiter then arrives to haul them out of the hotel.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "A CHESS DISPUTE". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ "A Chess Dispute". Silent Era: Progressive Silent Film List. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ^ Paul, Robert W., A Chess Dispute (Short, Comedy), Robert W. Paul, retrieved 20 December 2022
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