Slapstick Summer Series! - An Interesting Story (1904), The 1st True Slapstick

Directed by James Williamson, An Interesting Story shows a man so engrossed in reading a book that his time is spent dangerously oblivious to everything else happening around him. It is generally considered to be the world's 1st slapstick film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249600/

1st Slapstick Movie

An Interesting Story (1904) - James Williamson

Considered to be the world's 1st slapstick film, An Interesting Story shows a man so engrossed in his book that his time is spent dangerously oblivious to everything else happening around him.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202815/