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Movie poster: Ten Pickaninnies (1908)
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Ten Pickaninnies

1908 · 1 min Comedy
2.0 / 10 · TMDB

Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing elate. One gets knocked out then there are Eight. Eight Black Cherubs, swimming at "Eleven," Mammy catches "Rastus," that leaves Seven. Seven Jolly Coons on a Tramp play tricks. Tramp wakes up and nabs one vamoose the Six. Six Bad "Chillun" fooling 'round a Hive, Bees get busy now there's only Five. Five Inky Kids crawl thro' a hencoop door, Farmer scares one away that leaves Four. Four Smoky Kids hunting up a Tree. Gun explodes, whiz! "Skiddo" the Three. Three Black Lambs nothing else to do. Investigate a deep Well now there's Two. Two Cute Ebonites with Auntie having fun. "Mandy" gets a ducking all gone but One. One Chubby Coonlet with a toy Pop-gun. Monkeyed 'round a 'gaitor now there's None.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1908
Country United States of America
Genre Comedy
Director William K.L. Dickson
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 2.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy like a nursery rhyme, with each vignette relying on slapstick and visual gags to reduce the group of boys by one.

What lingers after viewing is the rhythmic, repetitive structure of early cinematic humor, where simplicity and clarity were paramount. It's a direct, uncomplicated piece of its era. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: William K.L. Dickson

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Watch as a historical curiosity of early film comedy, appreciating its primitive rhythm.

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