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Film, Video Humorous phases of funny faces

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About this Item

Title

  • Humorous phases of funny faces

Summary

  • J. Stuart Blackton "draws" a series of funny faces, including a line drawing of two faces, a man with an umbrella, a line drawing of two faces in profile, and a clown.

Names

  • Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production
  • Vitagraph Company of America
  • AFI/Blackton (J. Stuart) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Vitagraph, 1906.

Headings

  • -  Magic drawings--Humor
  • -  Caricature--Humor
  • -  Facial expression--Humor

Genre

  • Comedy films
  • Trick films
  • Animated films
  • Silent films
  • Short films

Notes

  • -  H75272 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: The Vitagraph Co. of America; 6Apr1906; H75272.
  • -  Duration: 3:00 at 20 fps.
  • -  LC also holds a fragment of this title in the Paper Print Collection. For more information, contact reference librarian.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation, 1900-1921; McIntire, J. Silent animated films at the Library of Congress, 1995; M/B/RS preliminary catalog card.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 1 min.) : si., b&w.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694006

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, and Afi/Blackton. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. produceds by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction United States: Vitagraph, 1906. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694006/.

APA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America & Afi/Blackton. (1906) Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. Blackton, J. S., prod United States: Vitagraph. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694006/.

MLA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, and Afi/Blackton. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces. prod by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction United States: Vitagraph, 1906. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694006/>.