Series photography. Edison kinetoscope films. Lumiè€re films. Trip to the moon. Actualities. Great train robbery. Whole dam family and the dam dog. Golden beetle. Policemen's little run. Troubles of a grasswidower. Nero, or The fall of Rome. Winsor McCay and his animated pictures. Bangville police. Girl and her trust.
Notes:
Videodisc release of silent films originally produced between 1886-1913 with newly realized musical accompaniment. "From the Blackhawk Films collection"--Jacket. Essay by Dean W. Duncan inserted in container. Title from disc label.
Contents:
Series photography (1877-1885) -- Edison kinetoscope films (1894-1896) -- Lumiè€re films (1895-1897) -- A trip to the moon (1902) -- Actualities (1897-1910) -- The great train robbery (1903) -- The whole dam family and the dam dog (1905) -- The golden beetle (1907) -- The policemen's little run (1907) -- Troubles of a grasswidower (1908) -- Nero, or The fall of Rome (1909) -- Winsor McCay and his animated pictures (1911) -- The girl and her trust (1912) -- Bangville police (1913).
Summary:
A compilation of the very earliest films from the first projections of moving images to the advent of the feature film, an area of film history often underseen, underappreciated and understudied.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)39034383
Locations:
OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
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