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Edison: The Invention of the Movies (shorts) (1889-1918)
A comprehensive survey of one of cinema's most influential figuresDirector: Oscar Apfel, J. Stuart Blackton, Robert K. Bonine, Charles Brabin, Alfred Clark, Thomas Crahan, J. Searle Dawley, William K. L. Dickson, George S. Fleming, William Heise, Will Louis, Wallace McCutcheon, Ashley Miller, William 'Daddy' Paley, Edwin S. Porter, Charles M. Seay, Harold M. Shaw, Albert E. Smith, Edward C. Taylor, James H. White, C.J. Williams
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Films
- [Monkeyshines, no. 1] (ca. 1889-1890) (0:36)
- [Monkeyshines, no. 2] (ca. 1889-1890) (0:36)
- [Dickson Greeting] (1891) (0:16)
- [Newark Athlete (with Indian Clubs)] (1891) (0:14)
- [Men Boxing] (1891) (0:21)
- Blacksmithing Scene (1893) (0:43)
- The Barber Shop (1893) (0:37)
- Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, January 7, 1894 (1894) (0:12)
- [Athlete with Wand] (1894) (0:33)
- Sandow (1894) (0:37)
- Carmencita (1894) (0:40)
- Boxing Cat's (Prof. Welton's) (1894) (0:31)
- Caicedo with Pole (1894) (0:40)
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894) (0:35)
- Cockfight, no. 2 (1894) (0:34)
- Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894) (0:54)
- Sioux Ghost Dance (1894) (0:33)
- Buffalo Dance (1894) (0:32)
- Hadj Cheriff (1894) (0:32)
- Glenroy Bros., [no. 2] (1894) (0:50)
- Louis Martinetti (1894) (0:31)
- Bucking Broncho (1894) (0:34)
- Annie Oakley (1894) (0:34)
- Imperial Japanese Dance (1894) (0:38)
- Robetta and Doretto, [no. 2] (1894) (0:32)
- Band Drill (1894) (0:30)
- Fire Rescue Scene (1894: (0:33)
- Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895) (0:31)
- Dickson Experimental Sound Film (ca. 1894-1895) (1:21)
- Princess Ali (1895) (0:27)
- Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895) (0:30)
- The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) (0:28)
- Amy Muller (1896) (0:30)
- The John C. Rice-May Irwin Kiss (1896) (0:34)
- Shooting the Chutes (1896) (0:39)
- Fatima, Muscle Dancer (1896) (1:21)
- Mess Call (1896) (0:51)
- Inventor Edison Sketched by World Artist (1896) (1:41)
- Watermelon Eating Contest (1896) (0:34)
- The Lone Fisherman (1896) (0:59)
- Interrupted Lovers (1896) (0:31)
- Feeding the Doves (1896) (0:32)
- A Morning Bath (1896) (0:38)
- The Burning Stable (1896) (0:27)
- Mounted Police Charge (1896) (0:34)
- Going to the Fire (1896) (0:34)
- A Morning Alarm (1896) (0:34)
- Black Diamond Express, no. 1 (1896) (0:36)
- American Falls from Above, American Side (1896) (0:32)
- The First Sleigh Ride (1896) (0:34)
- The Morning Alarm (1896) (1:21)
- Fifth Avenue, New York (1897) (0:47)
- Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897) (0:36)
- Return of Lifeboat (1897) (0:39)
- Troop Ships for the Philippines (1898) (0:49)
- U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquiri, Cuba (1898) (0:43)
- Shooting Captured Insurgents (1898) (0:41)
- The Burglar on the Roof (1898) (0:36)
- Firemen Rescuing Men and Women (1899) (1:19)
- A Wringing Good Joke (1899) (0:38)
- [Gold Rush Scenes in the Klondike] (1899) (1:03)
- Searching Ruins on Broadway for Dead Bodies, Galveston (1900) (0:59)
- The Kiss (1900) (0:52)
- Capture of Boer Battery by British (1900) (1:14)
- New Black Diamond Express (1900) (0:44)
- Watermelon Contest (1900) (2:19)
- A Storm at Sea (1900) (1:21)
- Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken (1901) (1:20)
- Another Job for the Undertaker (1901) (1:28)
- [High Diving Scene] (1901) (0:47)
- Photographing a Country Couple (1901) (1:13)
- What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City (1901) (1:38)
- Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901) (1:04)
- Trapeze Disrobing Act (1901) (2:03)
- The Burning of Durland's Riding Academy (1902) (3:35)
- Burlesque Suicide, no. 2 (1902) (1:11)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) (10:24)
- Interrupted Bathers (1902) (1:02)
- Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) (1:35)
- Life of an American Fireman (1903) (6:57)
- Egyptian Fakir with Dancing Monkey (1903) (1:44)
- Scrap in Black and White (1903) (1:30)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903) (19:16)
- The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903) (1:26)
- Turning the Tables (1903) (1:28)
- What Happened in the Tunnel (1903) (1:21)
- The Great Train Robbery (1903) (12:12)
- Rector's to Claremont (1903) (4:03)
Introduction (2:06)
"About the DVD" (text)
Supplemental Interviews
- About the Museum of Modern Art Edison Collection (5:05)
- About the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection (7:40)
- About the Thomas A. Edison Papers (0:55)
- The Power of Patents (6:20)
- MoMA's Rules of Restoration (2:30)
- Philosophies of Film Preservation (1:39)
"The Kinetophone" (text)
Kinetophone Simulations
- Blacksmithing Scene (0:36)
- The Barber Shop (0:30)
- [Athlete with Wand] (0:25)
- Sandow (0:31)
- Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) (0:24)
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance (0:28)
- Cockfight, no. 2 (0:26)
- Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (0:47)
- Sioux Ghost Dance (0:27)
- Buffalo Dance (0:25)
- Hadj Cheriff (0:24)
- Louis Martinetti (0:24)
- Bucking Broncho (0:26)
- Annie Oakley (0:26)
- Imperial Japanese Dance (0:31)
- Robetta and Doretto, [no. 2] (0:24)
- Band Drill (0:23)
- Fire Rescue Scene (0:25)
- Billy Edwards and the Unknown (0:24)
- Annabelle Serpentine Dance (0:22)
"Alphabetical Index of Films" (text)
Photo gallery
"Program Notes" film notes by Charles Musser (text)
"Origins of the Edison Company" featurette (7:13)
"The Kinetograph" featurette (1:09)
"Paper Prints" featurette (7:40)
Introduction to "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, January 7, 1894" (0:37)
"Documenting Vaudeville" featurette (2:12)
"The Art of Self Promotion" featurette (1:29)
Early Boxing Films (4:24)
Introduction to Buffalo Bill Films (1:59)
Introduction to "Dickson Experimental Sound Film" (3:36)
Introduction to "Annabelle Serpentine Dance (0:54)
Introduction to "The John C. Rice-May Irwin Kiss" (3:05)
Going on Location (2:23)
Introduction to "Inventor Edison Sketched by World Artist" (1:29)
Introduction to "Black Diamond Express, no. 1" (3:25)
Introduction to "Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory" (1:15)
"The New York Studio" featurette (1:24)
Introduction to "Jack and the Beanstalk" (2:35)
Introduction to "Life of an American Fireman" (3:26)
Introduction to "Scrap in Black and White" (1:09)
Introduction to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (3:39)
Introduction to "The Great Train Robbery" (3:18)
Program Notes
- Edison's Drawing of the Micro-Kinetoscope, October 1888 (2 images)
- Photograph of Micro-Kinetoscope (1 image)
- Sheets of Micro-Photographs (2 images)
- "Dickson Greeting" images (6 images)
- Images of The Black Maria (5 images)
- Newspaper Article (5 images)
- Edison's Congratulations (2 images)
- "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" Copyright Registration (3 images)
- Composite "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" Image (1 image)
- "Sandow" Copyright Entry (3 images)
- "Carmencita" Copyright Entry (3 images)
- Photo of Annabelle (1 image)
- Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894) (0:18)
- "Corbett and Courtney" Photographs (4 images)
- Mutoscope version of "Annabelle Serpentine Dance" (June-July 1896) (0:26)
- "Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots" Edison Sales Sheet (3 images)
- Edison Press Material (6 images)
- "Dewars Scotch Whisky" (1897) (0:25)
- "School is Out (ca. 1896-1897) (0:23)
- Excerpt of "Jack the Kisser" (1907) (2:45)
- "Hippodrome Races, Dreamland, Coney Island" (1905) (4:09)
- "Black Diamond Express" Photograph (1 image)
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Promotional Materials (2 images)
- "Great Train Robbery" Promotional Materials (3 images)
DVD-ROM
- "Program Notes" film notes by Charles Musser (PDF)
DISC TWO
The Films
- European Rest Cure (1904) (13:27)
- How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald - Personal Columns (1904) (7:50)
- Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (1904) (2:13)
- Scarecrow Pump (1:33)
- The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide (1904) (5:21)
- The Ex-Convict (1904) (9:49)
- The Kleptomaniac (1905) (11:01)
- The Seven Ages (1905) (5:55)
- The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905) (5:46)
- Coney Island at Night (1905) (4:14)
- The Little Train Robbery (1905) (10:43)
- The White Caps (1905) (12:05)
- The Watermelon Patch (1905) (10:52)
- The Miller's Daughter (1905) (13:20)
- The Train Wreckers (1905) (11:44)
- Life of an American Policeman (1905) (14:37)
- Police Chasing Scorching Auto (1905) (2:52)
- The Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) (6:34)
- Three American Beauties (1906) (1:03)
- Films of the San Francisco Earthquake (1906) (2:04)
- The Terrible Kids (1906) (7:00)
- Kathleen Mavourneen (1906) (15:30)
- Getting Evidence (1906) (14:39)
- The "Teddy" Bears (1907) (13:54)
Introduction (2:06)
"Program Notes" (text)
"The Edison Studio Moves to the Bronx" featurette (1:23)
Introduction to "The Ex-Convict" (1:37)
Introduction to "The Kleptomaniac" (2:33)
Introduction to "The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog" (0:28)
Introduction to "The Little Train Robbery" (1:46)
Introduction to "The White Caps" (3:47)
Introduction to "The Watermelon Patch" (4:03)
Introduction to "Life of an American Policeman" (1:23)
Introduction to "The Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" (3:10)
Introduction to "Three American Beauties" (2:02)
Introduction to "The 'Teddy' Bears" (1:55)
Program Notes
- Political Cartoon (5 images)
- "Whole Dam Family" Postcard (4 images)
- "Miller's Daughter" Edison Catalog Entry (10 images)
- "Train Wreckers" Edison Catalog Entry (8 images)
- "Life of an American Policeman" Edison Catalog Entry (10 images)
- "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" Edison Catalog Entry (10 images)
- Winsor McCay Comic (5 images)
- Political Cartoon (2 images)
DISC THREE
The Films
- Cohen's Fire Sale (1907) (13:27)
- The Rivals (1907) (12:44)
- College Chums (1907) (11:35)
- The Trainer's Daughter (1907) (13:14)
- Laughing Gas (1907) (9:03)
- A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus (1907) (14:07)
- A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm (1907) (7:13)
- Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908) (7:24)
- Fireside Reminiscences (1908) (8:22)
- Cupid's Pranks (1908) (10:17)
- Tale the Autumn Leaves Told (fragment (1908) (1:43)
- The House of Cards (1909) (16:32)
- New York of Today (1910) (7:46)
- How Bumptious Papered the Parlor (1910) (4:30)
- Thirty Days at Hard Labor (1912) (16:29)
- The Passer-By (1912) (16:51)
- The Totville Eye (1912) (14:54)
- The Public and Private Care of Infants (1912) (14:33)
- An Unsullied Shield (1912) (16:50)
Introduction (2:06)
"Program Notes" (text)
Introduction to "Cohen's Fire Sale" (1:53)
Introduction to "The Rivals" (0:50)
Introduction to "Laughing Gas" (1:40)
Introduction to "Rescued from an Eagle's Nest" (1:45)
Introduction to "Cupid's Pranks" (0:32)
"The Decline of Edwin S. Porter" featurette (1:23)
Introduction to the Films of the 1910s (4:07)
"Meeting of the Motion Picture Patents Company" featurette (0:48)
Program Notes
- Postcard (3 images)
- Comic (7 images)
- Postcard (1 image)
- "House of Cards" Script Material (7 images)
- "How Bumptios Papered the Parlor" Kinetogram (4 images)
- "How Bumptious Papered the Parlor" Script Material (3 images)
- Promotional Image of Edison's Home Projecting Kinetoscope (2 images)
- "Thirty Days at Hard Labor" Kinetogram (4 images)
- "Passer-By" Kinetogram (7 images)
- "Passer-By" Script Material (4 images)
- "Public and Private Care of Infants" Kinetogram (3 images)
DISC FOUR
The Films
- At Bear Track Gulch (1913) (14:44)
- The Ambassador's Daughter (1913) (14:56)
- A Serenade by Proxy (1913) (14:45)
- All on Account of a Transfer (1913) (11:19)
- One Touch of Nature (1914) (16:34)
- The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement (1914) (15:18)
- The Wonders of Magnetism (1915) (7:54)
- Black Eyes (1915) (15:03)
- The Lone Game (1915) (16:23)
- The Unbeliever (1915) (85:01)
Introduction (2:06)
"Program Notes" (text)
Introduction to "The Unbeliever" (5:38)
"The Decline of the Edison Studios" featurette (4:47)
Program Notes
- "At Bear Track Gulch" Kinetogram (3 images)
- "Ambassador's Daughter" Kinetogram (4 images)
- "Ambassador's Daughter" Script Material (6 images)
- "Serenade by Proxy" Kinetogram (3 images)
- "Serenade by Proxy" Script Material (3 images)
- "All on Account of a Transfer" Script Material (4 images)
- "One Touch of Nature" Kinetogram (4 images)
- "Adventure of the Hasty Elopement" Kinetogram (3 images)
- "Adventure of the Hasty Elopement" Script Material (10 images)
- "Wonders of Magnetism" Kinetogram (3 images)
- "Black Eyes" Kinetogram (4 images)
- "Black Eyes" Script Material (6 images)
- "Lone Game" Kinetogram (4 images)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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