Crowns, I: The Crown of Roses [386894] Released: 1909-11-08 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 6 mins Popularity: 0.1136 Vote Average: 4 Vote Count: 1 Overview: Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of rewards: then the wreath of bay tendered by the Human Senators to Caesar on the culmination of his career; now a beggar receives a loaf called a "crown" from a charitable passerby: Christ is shown crowned with thorns by the rabble; following the divine drama we see the old comedian's wreath presented him at a performance. The next view shows the Emperor Charlemagne crowning his son Lewis. The film closes with the wreath of orange blossoms encircling a bridal party. Cast [3] Renée Carl Alice Tissot Georges Wague Trailers Les couronnes (Émile Cohl, 1909)