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American Flag
Also known as [American Flag, no. 1]
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by William Heise
Cast: [no cast]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 15 March 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [17705]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on a day in February to early March 1898 at the Edison Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Release prints were hand-colored. Musser control number 530.
Tableau.
Synopsis: View of American Flag (featuring 30 stars), waving slightly, shot against the Black Maria studio’s black background. // [Edison Films catalog, March 1900, page 38] This picture shows our National flag waving in the breeze. Coloring adds greatly to the effectiveness of this film.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Flags: American
Listing updated: 10 August 2009.
References: Musser-Edison p. 409; Niver-Early p. 7.
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