The film features, in a double role, Henri Plessis, a famous and established performer in the French entertainment world. The film's attraction for contemporary audiences was to see him playing cards with himself.
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Henri Plessis as Both monks
Ferdinand Zecca Director
Les Deux Moines Trailer
The Jovial Monks Trailer
France 07 March 1903
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1903:
01 May 1903
Shot at an unidentified location in New York City, the film shows several pieces of horse-drawn fire vehicles in motion: two hook-and-ladders; two steam pumpers; a rescue wagon.
19 May 1903
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch.
18 May 1903
The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.
29 June 1903
This is in every respect a stunning picture, though somewhat bohemian in subject. It depicts in six scenes, six lively hours at New York City's famous Tenderloin dance hall, "The Haymarket.
06 December 1903
Girl dreams of Dick Whittington, Robinson Crusoe, Forty Thieves, Aladdin, Cinderella, Bluebeard, and Red Riding Hood.
10 November 1903
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion.
11 June 1903
One of the first Swedish sound films, the audio has been lost though.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1903 Pathé Frères.
