Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce | 1900 | Comedy, Short

Title: Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce | 1900 | Comedy, Short Director: James H. White Studio: Edison Manufacturing Co. Release Date: January 1900 Runtime: 1 Format: Silent, black-and-white, 35mm, 75 ft Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Comedy, Short --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Kitchen routine 00:00:12 Jones arrives 00:00:30 Flirtation and flour marks 00:00:48 Wife confronts 00:01:05 Floury fallout --- Summary: A domestic misunderstanding unfolds when Mr. Jones returns home and flirts with the household cook in the kitchen. Her flour-covered hands leave telltale marks on his coat, prompting suspicion when Mrs. Jones walks in. The brief scene escalates into slapstick chaos as the wife upends a pan of flour over her husband and the kitchen is thrown into disarray. The film uses a single interior set and visual cues to convey jealousy, impropriety, and comic comeuppance without intertitles. --- Background: Produced by the Edison Manufacturing Co. and directed by James H. White, the film was shot at Edison's Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey, during December 1899 to early January 1900. It is part of the Adventures of Jones series of short comedies and was cataloged at a length of approximately 75 feet, typical of one-minute subjects of the period. --- Trivia: The film’s action takes place entirely in a kitchen set, reflecting early cinema’s reliance on simple, stage-like interiors. The Library of Congress notes a duration of about 1 minute at 16 frames per second and preserves the title in its Paper Print Collection. AFI lists the film’s production and distribution by Edison Manufacturing Co. and places it within the Adventures of Jones series. The film was copyrighted on January 17, 1900, under registration D1727, a common practice Edison used to protect early motion pictures. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: January 1900 Original Studio / Distributor: Edison Manufacturing Co. Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: WhyMrsJonesGotADivorce JamesHWhite Edison SilentFilm EarlyCinema 1900s ShortFilm Comedy PublicDomain This video was sourced from Internet Archive. Originally uploaded by cringeape20@gmail.com. https://archive.org/details/why-mrs.-jones-got-a-divorce-1900-directed-by-james-h.-white