Volume II: Filmography

BOOMING BUSINESS

July 5, 1910 (Tuesday)

Length: 1,000 feet totally (split with Gone to Coney Island at the beginning)

Character: Comedy

ADVERTISEMENT, The Moving Picture World, July 9, 1910:

"Jack is an industrious young businessman, who has invested in a small stock of stationery, and set up shop. He unfortunately has no customers, and his various schemes to bring trade prove extremely unlucky but mighty laughable. What they are we had better let the little picture tell."

SYNOPSIS, The Moving Picture World, July 9, 1910: The synopsis printed in the same issue is identical to the text of the above advertisement.

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, July 16, 1910:

"The laughable story of a young man who sought to make his stationery business grow. It didn't grow, but some of his attempts to make it grow are inexpressively funny."

REVIEW, The New York Dramatic Mirror, July 16, 1910:

"This 'comic' is not up to the usual Thanhouser standard. In fact, it is rather silly all through, the only laughs being brought about by blows, falls, and smashing furniture. The principal character comes down to the camera and indicates the things he intends doing all through the picture, robbing it of every element of reality. He has a small store and adopts various schemes to boom business, such as giving health treatment with a magnetic battery, teaching boxing, and so on. Everything turns out badly and ends in general confusion."

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