Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).

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Tom Merry (William Mechem)
as Himself

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Robert W. Paul
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Birt Acres
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Birt Acres
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