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Directed by | Georges Méliès |
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Running time | 74 seconds |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Post No Bills (French: Défense d'afficher) is an 1896 French short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by Georges Méliès, featuring two bill-posters squabbling over a poorly guarded wall. The film, one of Méliès' early works, was long thought lost, but was recovered in 2004. It is number 15 on the Star Films catalog.[1] Post No Bills is 74 seconds long.[2]
A sentry marches past a wall, upon which is painted Défense d'afficher (Post No Bills). A bill poster waits for him to pass and pastes up an advertising bill. A second bill poster covers the first ad with a larger poster. The two bill posters squabble, and then flee at the approach of the sentry. The sentry is then reprimanded by his commander for the defacing of the wall.