Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

Overview

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 20, 1895

Original language

English

Production

Robert W. Paul

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site