"Early Méliès short made up of footage of he and some friends playing cards."01 March 1896Comedy, Factual1 mins
Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles.
Watch the official Playing Cards 1896 trailer in HD below.
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