A Chess Dispute

A Chess Dispute is a 1903 British short black-and-white silent comedy film, directed by Robert W. Paul, starring Alf Collins. It is included on the BFI DVD R. W. Paul: The Collected Films 1895-1908.^[1][2]

A Chess Dispute
Screenshot from the film
Directed by	Robert W. Paul
Produced by	Robert W. Paul
Cinematography	Robert W. Paul
Production company	Paul's Animatograph Works
Release date	August 1903 (1903-08)
Running time	1 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent

Release

The film was released on 31 August 1903.

Plot

The movies depicts a stationary camera which looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A comedic fight ensues, first with the squirting of a soda siphon, then with each punching the other. The opponents wrestle each other to the floor and continue the fight out of the camera's view, hidden by the table. The waiter then arrives to haul them out of the hotel.^[3]