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Impossible Convicts
(1906) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 27 January 1906. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Four prisoners march backwards down stairs, then mysteriously fly backwards into their cells. When a guard serves a meal, he is overpowered by an inmate who releases the other prisoners. They attempt to escape but are then caught, along with the guards, in a surreal struggle.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive, 35mm preservation print].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Prisons: Guards, Prisoners - Trick cinematography

Listing updated: 1 December 2022.

References: Film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

 
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