Reviews
“Dickson Greeting” (1891) and related work:
- Early Edison: “Blacksmith Scene” (1893)
- Early Edison: “Annie Oakley” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Athlete with Wand” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Bucking Broncho” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Glenroy Brothers” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Dickson Experimental Sound Film” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Buffalo Dance” (1894)
- Early Edison: “Annabelle Serpentine Dance” (1895)
- Early Edison: “Feeding the Doves” (1896)
- Early Edison: “Falls of Minnehaha” (1897)
- Early Edison: “Sutro Baths, No. 1” (1897)
- Early Edison: “Fast Mail, Northern Pacific Railroad” (1897)
- Early Edison: “Hockey Match on the Ice” (1898)
- Early Edison: “Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park” (1899)
- Early Edison: “Arabian Gun Twirler” (1899)
- Early Edison: “Battle of Mafeking” (1900)
- Early Edison: “White Horse Rapids” (1900)
- Early Edison: “Champs de Mars” (1900)
- Early Edison: “Bird’s-Eye View of Dock Front, Galveston” (1900)
- Early Edison: “Army Pack Train Bringing Supplies” (1906)
“Dickson Greeting” (1891) IMDb
Apparently the first physical film shown to the public, namely some women’s club heads visiting Edison’s studio. Like other early Edison Manufacturing Company films, this was viewed through the window of a cabinet called the Kinetoscope, not projected on screen, but were literally films of thin translucent material. They’re mostly experiments around the idea of being able to record and recall motion from anywhere, mostly lacking in content.
‣ “Blacksmith Scene” (1893) IMDb
The leftmost man does not really drink, instead performing.
‣ “Annie Oakley” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Athlete with Wand” (1894) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Bucking Broncho” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph” (1894) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Glenroy Brothers” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Dickson Experimental Sound Film” (1894) IMDb
The oldest extant sound film. Adorable.
‣ “Buffalo Dance” (1894) IMDb
‣ “Annabelle Serpentine Dance” (1895) IMDb
‣ “Feeding the Doves” (1896) IMDb
‣ “Falls of Minnehaha” (1897) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Sutro Baths, No. 1” (1897) IMDb
‣ “Fast Mail, Northern Pacific Railroad” (1897) IMDb
The composition emphasizes the size of the train, showing development in the genre.
‣ “Hockey Match on the Ice” (1898) IMDb
‣ “Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park” (1899) IMDb
No attempt to show nature; all you need is moving wagons.
‣ “Arabian Gun Twirler” (1899) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
Apparently the man (Hadji Cheriff) is authentic, which shows some ambition.
‣ “Battle of Mafeking” (1900) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
This reenactment prefigures fiction film epics, but it’s poorly done.
‣ “White Horse Rapids” (1900) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Champs de Mars” (1900) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Bird’s-Eye View of Dock Front, Galveston” (1900) IMDb
Seen in 2013.
‣ “Army Pack Train Bringing Supplies” (1906) IMDb
Seen in 2013.