(The Mermaid)

Content: John Gary, a hotel owner, who wants to revitalize his business. After reading about a reported mermaid sighting, he has his daughter Ethel pose as a mermaid and gets a newspaper reporter to witness and photograph the mermaid. The publicity results in the hotel becoming famous, but Ethel eventually discloses the joke to the guests of the hotel in her mermaid suit.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Comedy

Runtime:

11 minutes

Year:

1910

Directors:

Barry O'Neil

Production companies:

Thanhouser Film Corporation

Actors:

Ethel, the Mermaid

John Gary, Ethel's Father

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