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Title in Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Execution
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1895]
SUMMARY
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: Representing the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots. A realistic reproduction of an historic scene.
NOTES
Copyright: no reg.
Robert Thomae (Mary).
Camera, William Heise.
Duration: 0:15 at 30 fps.
MAVIS 179714.
Filmed August 28, 1895, at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, N.J.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 189; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 7 [MI].
Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; AFI/Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.
SUBJECTS
Mary,--Queen of Scots,--1542-1587--Death and burial--Drama.
Executions and executioners--Drama.
Beheading--Drama.
Historical reenactments.
Trick.
RELATED NAMES
Clark, Alfred, d. 1950, production.
Thomae, Robert, cast.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 27 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
CALL NUMBER
FEC 8101 (viewing print)
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID
edmp 4036 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4036
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