The Floorwalker is a silent comedy short film from 1916. It follows the adventures of a clumsy man who works in a department store and gets into various comedic situations. The film features comedic pratfalls, foiled robberies, and a mix-up with identities. It is a classic example of slapstick comedy.
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
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