Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs (1908)

Name: Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1908-08-14

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Plot.

Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase his new Kinemacolor system, which features a woman displaying assorted tartan cloths, both draped on her body and waved semaphore-style. The patterned handkerchiefs are, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, “presumably the same cloths featured in Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906), this time shown from various angles.”

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Cast & Crew.

George Albert Smith

Director

Details.

Release Date
August 14, 1908

Status
Released

Running Time
1m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

This Movie Is About.

silent film

tartans

Wiki.

Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase of his new Kinemacolor system, which features a woman displaying assorted tartan cloths, both draped on her body and waved semaphore-style. The patterned handkerchiefs are, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "presumably the same cloths featured in Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906), this time shown from various angles."