As Seen Through a Telescope

• An elderly gentleman
• A young man
• A woman

As Seen Through a Telescope is a British short film by George Albert Smith from the year 1900. The film was released in America in April of 1903 under the title The Professor and His Field Glass.

Action

An older man looking with his telescope on the young woman's legs. This look does not remain undetected and the older gentleman gets from a young gentleman a slap.

Background information

The film is one of the first that dealt with the consequences of voyeurism and the viewer mediated a certain morality.

The film is equipped with the same camera tricks like Grandma 's Reading Glass from the same year. About the film's premiere in the UK is not known. The film was released indiscreet in France under the title L' astronome.