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Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Chinese laundry
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1894].
SUMMARY
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
NOTES
Copyright: no reg.
Performers: Phil Doretto (aka Phil Lauter), Robetta.
Camera, William Heise.
Duration: 0:21 at 30 fps.
MAVIS 180338.
Filmed ca. November 26, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 156-57; Raff & Gammon. Price list of films, ca. June 1895, p. 2 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 6 [MI].
Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.
SUBJECTS
Chinese--United States--Drama.
Police--United States--Drama.
Laundry workers--United States--Drama.
Vaudeville--United States.
Comedy
RELATED NAMES
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Doretto, Phil, performer.
Robetta, performer.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., ca. 39 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
CALL NUMBER
FEC 8096 (viewing print)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
edmp 4032 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4032
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