The Haunted Curiosity Shop is a 1901 British silent horror trick film directed by Walter R. Booth, featuring an elderly curio dealer alarmed by various apparitions that appear in his shop.
The Haunted Curiosity Shop | |
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Directed by | Walter R. Booth |
Produced by | Robert W. Paul |
Production company | Paul's Animatograph Works |
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Running time | 1 min. 55 seconds |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | Silent |
The film "was clearly devised purely as a showcase for Booth and Paul's bag of tricks", and according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, is "an effective and engrossing experience".[1]
References
edit- ^ Brooke, Michael. "The Haunted Curiosity Shop". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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