Film, Video Little mischief

About this Item

Title
Little mischief
Summary
"Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with his hand. The tickling continues now on the ear, and papa waves his newspaper around his head. Not yet content, the little mischief maker continues her fun, and the man loses all patience, and makes such a wild commotion that he loses his balance, and falls over backwards, chair and all. Sure to make fun for the children, both great and small. 45 feet"--Edison films catalog.
Contributor Names
Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production, camera.
Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958, production, camera.
American Vitagraph Company.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
AFI/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.
Subject Headings
-  Teasing--Humor
-  Fathers and daughters--Humor
Genre
Slapstick comedy films
Peep shows (Motion pictures)
Silent films
Short films
Fiction films
Notes
-  Copyright: no reg.
-  Camera, J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith.
-  Duration: 0:25 at 27 fps.
-  Date of release from AFI catalog online; Internet movie database gives the release date as 1898, however, according to Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900, filming was not completed until February of 1899.
-  Filmed September 1898-February 1899, on Vitagraph's roof-top studio in New York City.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
-  Sources used: Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 468-469; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 71-72 [MI]; AFI catalog online, viewed August 7, 2015; Treasures from film archives, viewed online via FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals, August 7, 2015; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed August 7, 2015; Edison films catalog, no. 94, March, 1900, p. 37.
Medium
viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (45 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
FEA 8497 (viewing print)
FPB 9299 (dupe neg pic)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4056
Library of Congress Control Number
00694128
Language
English
Online Format
image
video
Description
"Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with his hand. The tickling continues now on the ear, and papa waves his newspaper around his head. Not yet content, the little mischief maker continues her fun, and the man loses all patience, and makes such a wild commotion that he loses his balance, and falls over backwards, chair and all. Sure to make fun for the children, both great and small. 45 feet"--Edison films catalog.
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/00694128
Additional Metadata Formats
MARCXML Record
MODS Record
Dublin Core Record

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

While the Library is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in the Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies, there may be content protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. The Library is anxious to hear from individuals or institutions that have information about these materials or know of their history.

Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Users should consult the catalog information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist users in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items as related to their desired uses.

The following films are reproduced courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, P.O. Box 720, Oyster Bay, NY 11771: U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquirí, Cuba; Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago; Pack Mules with Ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba.

Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

American Vitagraph Company, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Afi/Holt. Little Mischief. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694128/.

APA citation style:

American Vitagraph Company, Thomas A. Edison, I. & Afi/Holt. (1900) Little Mischief. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694128/.

MLA citation style:

American Vitagraph Company, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Afi/Holt. Little Mischief. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694128/>.

More Films, Videos like this