European Rest Cure, The

The European Rest Cure Edison Comedy mixing actuality footage and 3-D studio sets. Joseph Hart plays old man sent on holiday tour of Europe by his family. Each scene shows one of his misadventures and he comes back in poor shape. Old man boards passenger ship, bidding farewell to two ladies. TITLE: “All Aboard” View over crowd’s head on dock, liner departing R-L, crowd waving hats and umbrellas. TITLE: “Au Revoir” 08:25:02 Good views of NYC buildings and docks from moving ship on Hudson River; Pennsylvania Railroad goods terminal. TITLE: “Dropping the Pilot” Pilot climbs down rope ladder on side of moving ship into small boat. TITLE: “The Storm” Shot from front of deck, bow breaking waves. Stage set cabin interior, moving sideways, man feeling sick, staggers. Camera rocked to give impression of stormy sea. TITLE: “Kissing the Blarney Stone” Painted set of Irish ruins, tourists visiting and guide talking into loudspeaker; man lowered over ramparts by legs to kiss stone but they drop him. TITLE: “Doing Paris” Set of cafe terrace. Old man drinks w/ ladies, they do the can-can together, dance on tables, cause a ruckus. TITLE: “Climbing the Alps” Tourists in stage set of mountains. Old man falls in crevice and is rescued. TITLE: “Hold Up, In Italy” Tourists and guide in Italian ruins set - like Pompeii. Old man is robbed by a gang of bandits with pointy, stripy hats. TITLE: “ Climbing the Pyramids of Egypt” Set of pyramids with sphinx in background. Locals help tourists climb on pyramid. Old man falls off pyramid. TITLE: “Mudbaths of Germany” Old man sits in outdoor tub in trunks as two bathing-suited attendants cover him in mud and throw water. TITLE: “Home Sweet Home” Exhausted old man carried to horse-drawn carriage leaving docks. Gags. 1900s. American Tourists. Early Tourism.