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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920
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SUMMARY
From Edison films catalog: Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly draws on the paper a clever sketch of a bottle of wine and a goblet, and then, to the surprise of all, actually removes them from the paper on which they were drawn and pours actual wine out of the bottle into a real glass. Surprising effects quickly follow after this; and the numerous changes of expression which flit over the face in the sketch cause a vast amount of amusement and at the same time give a splendid illustration of the caricaturist's art. 100 feet. 15.00.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 16Nov1900; D21656.
Performer: J. Stuart Blackton.
Camera, Albert E. Smith.
Duration: 1:26 at 18 fps.
Filmed ca. September to early November 1900, on Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York, New York.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation, 1900-1921; McIntire, J. Silent animated films at the Library of Congress, 1995; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 641; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 81 [MI].
Digital file includes a piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli.
SUBJECTS
Magic drawings--Drama.
Cartoonists--Drama.
Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Caricature--Drama.
Magic tricks--Drama.
Alcoholic beverages--Drama.
Hallucinations and illusions--Drama.
Older men--Drama.
Facial expression--Drama.
Vaudeville--Drama.
Trick--Short.
Comedy--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production, performer.
Smith, Albert E., production, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
CALL NUMBER
FEB 9701 (ref print)
LC 1592 (paper pos)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
animp 1592 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/animp.1592
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