| Description |
1 DVD (193 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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United States https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330 |
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digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Part of a boxed set which includes a book called program notes (186 p.) |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
An anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes animation, documentaries and newsreels, early American movies and serial episodes, trailers, and previews for lost films and serials, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage and films of ethnic communities. |
| Contents |
Program 1. Dickson experimental sound film -- Annie Oakley, Buffalo dance, Bucking broncho -- The suburbanite -- The country doctor -- The wonderful Wizard of Oz -- Admiral Cigarette, Flash Cleaner, Buy an electric refrigerator, The stenographer's friend -- The invaders - The hazards of Helen -- Gretchen the greenhorn -- The breath of a nation -- De-light: making an electric light bulb -- Skyscraper symphony -- Greetings by George Bernard Shaw. |
| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures -- History.
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Motion pictures.
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| Subject |
History. |
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Silent films.
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Silent films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Short films.
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Short films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Simmon, Scott.
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Marks, Martin Miller.
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National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Dickson experimental sound film.
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Annie Oakley, Buffalo dance, Bucking bronco.
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Suburbanite.
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Country doctor.
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Admiral Cigarette, Flash Cleaner, Buy an electric refrigerator, The stenographer's friend.
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Invaders.
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Hazards of Helen.
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Gretchen the greenhorn.
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Breath of a nation.
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De-light: making an electric light bulb.
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Skyscraper symphony.
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Greetings by George Bernard Shaw.
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