...although this was made by French filmmaker Georges Melies. Like Chaplin in "One AM", a seemingly inebriated fellow is having difficulty getting ready for bed. But then "One AM" is from 16 years later, so it is much more sophisticated.
Georges Melies plays the only person in this very short film as he attempts to take his clothes off in preparation for going to bed only to have his clothes reappear on his person. In the meantime, hats, coats, and pants begin to pile up about the hotel room.
The ending is lost and supposedly consists of the man rolling about on the floor and on the bed, and finally collapsing.
Some of Melies' stuff can seem repetitive, as though he's a one trick pony, but then you have to remember that most films were just "actualities" at this point - reflections of everyday life - and Melies was a pioneer in putting some narrative into his work, even before the dawn of the twentieth century.
Georges Melies plays the only person in this very short film as he attempts to take his clothes off in preparation for going to bed only to have his clothes reappear on his person. In the meantime, hats, coats, and pants begin to pile up about the hotel room.
The ending is lost and supposedly consists of the man rolling about on the floor and on the bed, and finally collapsing.
Some of Melies' stuff can seem repetitive, as though he's a one trick pony, but then you have to remember that most films were just "actualities" at this point - reflections of everyday life - and Melies was a pioneer in putting some narrative into his work, even before the dawn of the twentieth century.