Louis LumièreCast
François Clerc Benoît Duval
Credits
Cinematography: Francis Doublier
Produced by: 
Auguste Lumière
Plot
A gardener is watering when a boy steps on the hose. When the gardener looks into the nozzle, the boy releases it. One of the earliest comedies.
Sinekatalog’s take
Louis Lumière's 1895 one-minute film shows a boy stepping on a gardener's hose, in one of cinema's first fictional gags. Simple and charming, it is the founding sight gag of film comedy and still wins a smile.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (835 votes)
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