A Soldier's Unlucky Salutation(1896)
A soldier is talking to a woman while sitting on a bench, a man sits on it, and the soldier stands up, causing the bench to tip over and the man falls. Available in flipbook format only (tentatively identified) and otherwise a lost film.
Movie: A Soldier's Unlucky Salutation

Salut malencontreux d'un déserteur
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A soldier is talking to a woman while sitting on a bench, a man sits on it, and the soldier stands up, causing the bench to tip over and the man falls. Available in flipbook format only (tentatively identified) and otherwise a lost film.
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1896-01-01
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6.071
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