A Chess Dispute (film #18 on The Movies Begin, Volume Two: The European Pioneers (Kino Video, 1994)). [Category: Early Film & TV]

An argument over a friendly game of chess degenerates into punching, scratching, suspender-throwing, seltzer-squirting mayhem. Those violent chessmeisters! Amusing, though. A 1903 Robert W. Paul film.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ****.

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