Skip to content
awatchfun
Sign in
Movie, 1963

The Triumph of Lester Snapwell

IMDb 8.0, 22 min, Comedy, United States of America

A low budget industrial film shot for the Eastman Kodak company. The mildly funny film that shows all the troubles of a man named Lester Snapwell (Keaton), who, in the late 1860's, tries to photograph his sweetheart, Clementine, and her mother. However, he has too much trouble with the bulky camera. Then he is accidentally killed and father time transports him forward in time. In each successive period he struggles with the photographic technology of the day. Then he arrives in the 1960's where the new Kodak Instamatic" camera puts all his troubles to rest.

Details

DirectorJames Calhoun
WritersRalph Berton
GenreComedy
Runtime22 min
ReleasedTue, Jan 1, 1963
CountryUnited States of America

More like this

The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (1963) · awatch.fun