Jumping the Blanket

Le saut à la couverture (1895)

This French film is also known as JUMPING THE BLANKET and that's pretty much what you see. The camera is stationed with a group of men holding a blanket. Another man then starts running and jumps over and on the blanket several time. Obviously you're watching an actuality movie so one shouldn't expect any sort of plot or anything like that. The main draw to this film is the fact that you're watching a form of entertainment that was obviously done back in the day so it's fascinating getting to see them play it. There's obviously nothing ground-breaking here but fans of the genre should enjoy this for what it is.