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Miller and the Sweep, The (1897)
 

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In front of a windmill, a miller with a bag of flour accidentally bumps into a sweep carrying a bag of soot. The result is a scrap in which the miller becomes covered with soot and the sweep with flour; both are chased by a crowd of on-lookers.