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Film, Video Little mischief

Digital viewing copy

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.

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.

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.
  • -  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.
  • -  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.
  • -  Camera, J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith.
  • -  Filmed September 1898-February 1899, on Vitagraph's roof-top studio in New York City.

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694128

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

American Vitagraph Company, Inc Thomas A. Edison, and Afi/Holt. Little Mischief. produceds by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, Camera, and Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera 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. Blackton, J. S. & Smith, A. E., prods 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. prod by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, Camera, and Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694128/>.