Blacksmith Scene
Blacksmithing Scene | |
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Directed by | William K.L. Dickson |
Starring | Charles Kayser John Ott |
Cinematography | William Heise |
Distributed by | Edison Manufacturing Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 34 seconds |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent |
Blacksmith Scene (also known as Blacksmith Scene #1 and Blacksmithing Scene) is an 1893 American
Production
The film was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, which had begun making films in 1890 under the direction of William K.L. Dickson. It was filmed entirely within the Black Maria studio at West Orange, New Jersey, in the United States, which is widely referred to as "America's First Movie Studio". It is believed to have been filmed in April 1893 and was shown publicly, in a Kinetoscope viewer, at the Brooklyn Institute on May 9, 1893.[3]
According to the
The men featured are not true blacksmiths, nor are they in a blacksmith shop working on metal: they are performers on a set pretending to be blacksmiths and to have a drink in between. While the background is simply left black, the crew went through some trouble to bring in a real anvil, real sledgehammers and leather aprons.[5]
Cast
Actors | Characters |
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Charles Kayser | Blacksmith |
John Ott | Assistant |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category — Recipient(s) |
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1995 | National Film Registry | National Film Registry |
Current status
A surviving 35-mm print of this film was found at the
See also
References
- ^ "Scholar at the Library of Congress Identifies the First Motion Picture Ever Copyrighted". Library of Congress Newsroom. Library of Congress. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ a b "PFSL : Blacksmith Scene". Silent Era. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database Technical Specifications". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- ^ OCLC 676697377.
External links
- Blacksmith Scene at IMDb
- Blacksmith Scene at AllMovie
- Blacksmith Scene is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Blacksmith Scene on YouTube
- Blacksmith Scene essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 1–2 [1]