Directed by Walter R. Booth Country United Kingdom Producer Robert W. Paul | Release date 1899 (1899) Director Walter R. Booth | |
Initial release September 1899 (United Kingdom) Similar The Haunted Curiosity, The Bewitched Inn, Scrooge - or - Marley's Ghost, The Haunted Castle, Army Life; or - How Soldiers | ||
The Miser's Doom is an 1899 British short film directed by Walter R. Booth.
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Plot
A miser is haunted by the ghost of one of his deceased victims, causing him to die of shock.
Production
The Miser's Doom was the directing debut of Walter R. Booth, a magician who had begun working with filmmaker R. W. Paul.
Legacy
The Miser's Doom is one of the earliest films featuring a ghost, although previous examples had been produced by Georges Méliès and George Albert Smith the previous year.
References
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