Cabman's Adventure (Polish: Przygoda dorożkarza) is a 1902 silent comedy short film made by Kazimierz Prószyński. It starred Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski and presumably Władysław Neubelt. Released in September 1902, it is one of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.

Plot

The driver of a horse-drawn carriage fell asleep in his vehicle. While he was asleep, a group of people, jokingly took his horses and replaced them with a donkey. The driver is woken up by the passenger and is flabbergasted by the change.

Cabman's Adventure

Cast

Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski as a passenger

Władysław Neubelt (presumably) as a cabman

Production

Cabman's Adventure was written and directed by Kazimierz Prószyński. It was filmed by him in 1902 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, with a biopleograph, a filming device invented by Prószyński. The film was produced by his company, Towarzystwo Udziałowe Pleograf. It was an experimental film and one of the first films made by him. The film features two characters, a passager played by Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, and a cabman, whose actor's name remains uncertain, though it is presumed to be Władysław Neubelt. It was the film debut of Junosza-Stępowski. The film was released in September 1902. It is one of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.

Cabman's Adventure

References

External links

Cabman's Adventure in IMDb

Cabman's Adventure in filmpolski.pl (in Polish) Cabman's Adventure in Filmweb (in Polish)

Cabman's Adventure

1902 establishments in Poland

1902 films

1902 comedy films

Polish comedy films

Russian comedy films

1902 short films

Comedy short films

Polish silent short films

Polish black-and-white films

Russian black-and-white films

Russian silent short films

Films about pranks

Films about donkeys

Films shot in Warsaw