George Foottit
Also Known As: Footitt
Biography: George Foottit (1864 – 1921) was an English clown who found fame on the Paris circus scene. He is famous for being part of the clown duo "Foottit and Chocolat".
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Manchester, England
Adult: No
Birthday: April 24, 1864
Age: 161 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 21, 1921
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Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre
Overview: The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed performances presented with sound via wax cylinder recordings. Many of these short films were also presented in hand-tinted color. The performances ranged from theatre (Coquelin the eldest, Gabrielle Réjane, Sarah Bernhardt, Félicia Mallet), opera & operetta (Mariette Sully, Emile Cossira, Jeanne Hatto, Mily-Meyer, Désiré Pougaud), to café concert & music hall variety (Footit et Chocolat, Mason and Forbes, Little Tich, Brunin, Polin, Jules Moy) and dance (Blanche and Louise Mante from the Paris Opera, Carlotta Zambelli, Michel Vasquez, Rosita Mauri, Jeanne Chasles, Achille Viscusi, Christine Kerf, Cléo de Mérode).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1900-04-28
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Le policeman
Overview: Comic scenes taken at the Nouveau-Cirque by the two famous clowns Foottit and Chocolat. To separate Foottit and Chocolat who are fighting, their servant brings a policeman to whom the two accomplices play all sorts of tricks.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1900-09-30
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Foottit et Chocolat, II. Acrobates sur la chaise
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1900-01-01
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Foottit et Chocolat, I. Boxeurs
Overview: George Footit & Rafael Patodos starts fighting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1900-01-01
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La mort de Chocolat
Overview: Comic scenes taken at the Nouveau-Cirque by the two famous clowns Foottit and Chocolat. During a battle between Foottit and Chocolat, the latter, who received a slap, plays dead; a stretcher is brought in to carry it away, but the prankster passes under it and happily performs a few gambols while the carriers believe they are carrying away a corpse.”
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1900-09-30
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Chaise en bascule
Overview: Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1900-01-01
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Fièvre
Overview: Militis, a sailor, returns to a bar where he finds Sarah, the girl he once loved and is still attracted to. However, he is now married to an exotic woman who took care of him during an illness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1921-01-01
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Foottit et Chocolat, IV. Guillaume Tell
Overview: A short skit in which vaudeville duo Foottit and Chocolat reenact the Wilhelm Tell routine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1900-01-01
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Guillaume Tell
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Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1896-08-01
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