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Winning the Gloves
(1898) England
B&W : 75 feet
Directed by James Williamson

Cast: James Williamson

Williamson Kinematograph Company production; distributed by Williamson Kinematograph Company. / Produced by James Williamson. Scenario by James Williamson. / Released July 1898. / [?] 35mm spherical format?

Comedy.

Synopsis: A man pretends to be sleeping so that a girl will kiss him, but she tricks him using a donkey.

Survival status: Print exists in the Cinema Museum (London) film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Animals: Donkeys

Listing updated: 28 May 2018.

References: Gifford-British n. 00098; Sopocy-Williamson pp. 252, 258: Website-IMDb.