Turning the Tables; or, Waiting on the Waiter
Genres
Overview
1908 Vitagraph Company one-reel short film.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
10 min
Release Date
1908-05-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
0.0
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