Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).

Cast

Tom Merry (William Mechem)

Himself

Crew

Birt Acres

Director, Cinematography

Robert W. Paul

Producer

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

Cast

Crew

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