The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

Overview

A low budget industrial film shot for the Eastman Kodak company. The mildly funny film that shows all the troubles of a man named Lester Snapwell (Keaton), who, in the late 1860's, tries to photograph his sweetheart, Clementine, and her mother. However, he has too much trouble with the bulky camera. Then he is accidentally killed and father time transports him forward in time. In each successive period he struggles with the photographic technology of the day. Then he arrives in the 1960's where the new Kodak Instamatic" camera puts all his troubles to rest.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1963

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Kodak Motion Picture

Cast

Sigrid Nelsson,Nina Varela,Buster Keaton

Director

James Calhoun

Writer

Ralph Berton

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0185731