His Brave Defender | 1900 | Crime, Comedy

Title: His Brave Defender | 1900 | Crime, Comedy Director: Robert W. Paul Studio: Paul’s Animatograph Works Release Date: 1900 Runtime: 2 Format: Silent, black-and-white; 35mm; 1.33:1 Country: United Kingdom Language: Silent Genres: Crime, Comedy --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Break-in 00:00:30 Under-the-bed 00:01:00 Confrontation 00:01:30 Resolution --- Summary: A burglar slips into a middle-class home at night. While the husband hides beneath the bed, the wife confronts the intruder and is bound during the theft. The scenario plays as a brief domestic crime vignette, contrasting expected gender roles and offering a snapshot of early narrative filmmaking in Britain. --- Background: Produced at Paul’s Animatograph Works, the film reflects Robert W. Paul’s prolific output at the turn of the century and his role in establishing British cinema. Like many of his short subjects, it presents a single, swiftly staged incident designed for music-hall exhibition and early catalog circulation. --- Trivia: The film is commonly summarized as a burglary in which the wife shows more courage than her husband. Some sources date the film to 1900 with a running time around 1–2 minutes. The title appears in R. W. Paul retrospectives and home-video collections of his works from 1895–1908. Several listings classify it under crime, with comedic overtones typical of early domestic-sketch films. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: 1900 Original Studio / Distributor: Paul’s Animatograph Works Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: No --- Hashtags: HisBraveDefender RobertWPaul PaulsAnimatographWorks SilentFilm BritishCinema PublicDomain 1900sCinema This video was sourced from Internet Archive. Originally uploaded by jake@archive.org. https://archive.org/details/silent-his-brave-defender