Bizarre films of 1900

Duration: 20

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Sky Devon.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Sky Devon.; American Mutoscope and Biograph.; Biograph.; Edison.; Human apes from the Orient.; Bargain day, 14th Street, New York City.; Burning of the Standard Oil Company tanks, Bayonne, New Jersey.; Ludlow's aerodrome.; Line-up and teasing the snakes.; Elephants shooting the chutes at Luna Park, Coney Island.; Unique race between elephant, bicycle, camel, horse, and automobile.; Pie eating contest.; Watermelon contest.; Boxing horses, Luna Park, Coney Island.; Latina contortionist.; Turkish dance, Ella Lola.; Execution by hanging.; Execution of a spy.; Ambulance at the accident.; Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco.

Description: Human apes from the Orient / American Mutoscope and Biograph, 1906 -- Bargain day, 14th Street, New York City / American Mutoscope and Biograph, 1905 -- Burning of the Standard Oil Company tanks, Bayonne, New Jersey / Edison, 1900 -- Ludlow's aerodrome / Biograph, 1905 -- Line-up and teasing the snakes / Edison, 1901 -- Elephants shooting the chutes at Luna Park, Coney Island / Edison, 1904 -- A unique race between elephant, bicycle, camel, horse, and automobile / American Mutoscope and Biograph, 1902 -- Pie eating contest / Edison, 1897 -- Watermelon contest / Edison, 1900 -- Boxing horses, Luna Park, Coney Island / Edison, 1904 -- Latina contortionist / Biograph, 1905 -- Turkish dance, Ella Lola / Edison, 1898 -- Execution by hanging / American Mutoscope and Biograph, 1905 -- Execution of a spy / American Mutoscope and Biograph, 1902 -- Ambulance at the accident / Edison, 1897 -- Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco / Edison, 1897.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE