In front of one of the largest newspaper offices is a hot air shaft through which immense volumes of air are forced by a blower. Ladies in crossing this shaft often have their clothes slightly disarranged. A young lady and her male companion walk slowly along until they stand directly over the air shaft. The young lady's skirts are suddenly raised to an almost unreasonable height, greatly to her horror and much to the amusement of the newsboys, bootblacks and passersby.
Practical Effects
Real subway vent, real unsuspecting woman, real 1901 New York.
Direction
Accidentally invented the staged 'candid' camera prank.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This single minute helped establish cinema's obsession with capturing (or fabricating) women's accidental exposure.
Shot by Edwin S. Porter, who'd later direct 'The Great Train Robbery'—from skirt gags to Westerns in two years flat.
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