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Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
(1897) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Thomas A. Edison [himself]

Edison Manufacturing Company production. / © 5 June 1897 by Thomas A. Edison. Released June 1897. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in the Edison Black Maria studio.

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 January 2009.

References: Slide-Early p. 7; Tarbox-Lost p. 43 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.