Humorous phases of funny faces / Vitagraph ; producer and animator, J. Stuart Blackton.

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Humorous phases of funny faces / Vitagraph ; producer and animator, J. Stuart Blackton.

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CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Vitagraph, 1906.

SUMMARY
Blackton (with only his arm showing on film) "draws" a series of funny faces, including a line drawing of two faces, a man with an umbrella, a line drawing of two faces in profile, a clown, faces of "Coon and Cohen," the profile of a seated man, and a bottle of Medoc.

NOTES
Copyright: The Vitagraph Co. of America; 6Apr1906; H75272.

Duration: 3:00 at 20 fps.

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; M/B/RS shelflist; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985.

Digital file includes a piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli.

SUBJECTS
Magic drawings--Drama.
Cartoonists--Drama.
Caricatures and cartoons--Drama.
Caricature--Drama.
Alcoholic beverages--Drama.
Men--Drama.
Facial expression--Drama.
Comedy--Animation--Short.

MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 355 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.

CALL NUMBER
FEA 5523 (ref print)

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID
animp 4064 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/animp.4064

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