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Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel" is one of the first from roughly 300 films directed by American film pioneer Edwin S. Porter. This one is a bit of a horror story, but really more of a comedy. Uncle Josh, the more obese of the two, enters a hotel room and is genuinely worried about something strange happening at midnight. The hotel owner manages to calm him down and stays with him. A ghost appears right behind the two and slaps first the one, then the other without being recognized. Uncle Josh and the owner both suspect the other of being responsible for the joke, so short fights ensue. Until the ghost finally reveals himself to the owner, who panics and runs away. Josh, meanwhile, takes a look at the clock and sees midnight has passed laughing and joking about how he must have overreacted with the ghost right next to him. Sadly the curtain falls before we see him realize.On a side-note Charles Manley, the actor who plays Uncle Josh in this one and a few more films, was part of the cast at the theater when President Lincoln was assassinated. This snippet gives us a good hint on how to put the actor and the film into its right historical perspective.

Michael_Elliott Uncle Josh's Nightmare (1900) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel (1900) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) ** (out of 4)This Edison trilogy, directed by the legendary Edwin S. Porter, is considered the first film(s) to have a sequel and in fact this is probably the earliest attempt to create a franchise series. It's also worth noting that the actor playing Uncle Josh, Charles Manley, was an actor at the Ford Theatre when President Lincoln was assassinated so there's an interesting bit of history that makes this series worth checking out. In Uncle Josh's Nightmare, the Uncle is in bed trying to fall asleep when the Devil appears in his room and tries to keep him up. Uncle Josh must battle the Devil in order to try and get some sleep before morning. This film is really no different than countless films made by George Melies but it still remains slightly entertaining since there's a lot more action in this film than what we saw in the Melies movies. The action lasts for the entire movie and keeps the film moving well. In the sequel Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel, our good guy goes to a hotel to try and get some sleep but as soon as he walks into the room a spirit begins causing him trouble. Once again, this film really isn't any different than what we've seen from Melies but, again, the movie remains entertaining throughout. The special effects of the spirit coming up isn't the greatest in the world but the film does hae enough charm to keep it going. In the final film, Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show, our good guy walks in to see a movie but then thinks what he's seeing on the screen is real. This last film in the series is certainly the weakest but it still contains a little charm but it needed more of the laughs to work. We've all heard stories of people walking into a movie for the first time and freaking out by what they saw and I was hoping this film would capture that but it didn't. In the end, this trilogy of films runs just under six minutes and is worth viewing for anyone interested in the early days of cinema.

reptilicus Uncle Josh returns in this sequel to UNCLE JOSH'S NIGHTMARE. This time he checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he got at home. Of course the way bad luck follows Josh around we know this is a forlorn hope. Sure enough, quicker than you can say "Georges Melies" a ghost pops up to make sure Uncle Josh is denied yet another good nights rest. A comedy (again) and every bit as funny as its predecessor. Uncle Josh would prove to be a durable character, turning up again in the short UNCLE JOSH AT THE MOVING PICTURE SHOW (qv) and again in a sound recording UNCLE JOSH BUYS A CAR (1920). This makes Edison's "Uncle Josh" character the first moving picture personality to be franchised. Indeed Edison was a trend setter in many ways.

dr-no This is another interesting early film from the Edison Kinectoscope Company. A man and Uncle Josh come into the hotel room, check the bed, and get some chairs and sit down. The ghost appears and hits Uncle Josh, which causes Josh to hit the other man. The ghosts hits the other man, and he hits Josh. The ghost appears on the other side of the man, and reveals himself to him. The man runs in fright. Then he sits next to Josh. All in all this is a funny film with some trick photography and slapstick.