Comedy, spectacle and new horizons / Kino International ; a production of Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute ; produced for video by David Shepard ; program notes by Charles Musser.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Kino on Video, ©2002.
Description1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorShepard, David.
Other author/creatorMusser, Charles.
Other author/creatorZecca, Ferdinand, 1864-1947.
Other author/creatorLinder, Max, 1883-1925.
Other author/creatorPathé, Charles, 1863-1957.
Other author/creatorDurand, Jean.
Other author/creatorMcCay, Winsor.
Other author/creatorGuy, Alice, 1873-1968.
Other author/creatorGriffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.
Other author/creatorKino International Corporation.
Other author/creatorFilm Preservation Associates.
Other author/creatorBritish Film Institute.
Other author/creatorPathé frères (France)
Other author/creatorAmbrosio Films.
Other author/creatorVitagraph Company of America.
Other author/creatorBiograph Company.
Other author/creatorKeystone Film Company.
SeriesMovies begin : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 ; 5
Movies begin : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 ; 5. UNAUTHORIZED
Movies begin ; v. 5. ^A514708
Contents Policemen's litte run / by Ferdinand Zecca (1907) -- Troubles of a grasswidower / by Max Linder ; Pathé Fŕeres (1908) -- Nero, or, the fall of Rome / by Ambrosio (1909) -- Onésime horloger = Onésime, clock-maker / Jean Durand (1912) -- Winsor McCay, the famous cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and his moving comics / photographed by Vitagraph Co. of America (1911) -- Making an American citizen / produced by Alice Guy Blaché (1912) -- Girl and her trust / directed by D.W. Griffith ; Biograph Company (1912) -- Keystone. Bangville police / Keystone Film Company (1913).
Abstract Shows a collection of early motion picture films serving as historical artifacts and revealing the foundation from which styles and stories of the comtemporary cinema would later arise. This fifth program examines some of the integral works that begin to reflect the modern day cinema.
General noteOriginally produced in 1994.
CreditsMusic compiled and directed by Robert Israel ; DVD design, Bret Wood.
Technical detailsDVD.
Publisher numberK236E Kino on Video

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs PN1995.75 .M61 2002 DVD V. 5 ✔ Available Place Hold