As Seen Through a Telescope

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Movie
Original title As Seen Through a Telescope
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1900
length 1 minute
Rod
Director George Albert Smith
production George Albert Smith
occupation
  • an elderly gentleman
  • a young man
  • a woman

As Seen Through a Telescope is a British short film directed by George Albert Smith in 1900. The film was released in America in April 1903 under the title The Professor and His Field Glass .

action

An elderly gentleman looks at the legs of a young woman with his telescope. This look does not go undetected and the elderly gentleman gets a slap in the face from a young gentleman.

Background information

The film is one of the first to deal with the consequences of voyeurism and to convey a certain moral to the viewer .

The film is equipped with the same camera tricks as Grandma's Reading Glass from the same year. Nothing is known about the premiere of the film in the UK. The film was released in France under the title L'astronome indiscret .

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