Film, Video The unappreciated joke
Digital viewing copy
Share
About this Item
Title
- The unappreciated joke
Summary
- "Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the paper to his friend, and they both laugh heartily. The friend leaves the car, and his absence is not noted by the stout man. An elderly matron takes the seat. Without looking up the stout man shoves the paper in front of the face of the old lady, thinking his friend is still there. He goes into a fit of laughter over the joke, punching her in the ribs with his thumb, and slapping her on the knee. She becomes very much embarrassed and indignant. She shakes him by the shoulder, he looks around, discovers his mistake, and sinks through the floor. Length 55 feet"--Edison films catalog.
Names
- Porter, Edwin S., camera
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1903.
Headings
- - Male friendship--Humor
- - Joking--Humor
- - Errors--Humor
Genre
- Comedy films
- Silent films
- Short films
- Fiction films
Notes
- - H34328 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 8Aug1903; H34328.
- - Duration: 0:52 at 16 fps.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 0310) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
- - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 343; Edison films catalog, no. 185, October supplement 1903, p. 19 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 1120.
- - Cameraman, Edwin S. Porter.
- - Photographed on July 29, 1903 in New York City.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - paper pos (copy 2) Received: 1903-08-08; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.
- - Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
- - Paper print roll lacking suffix.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (21 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 55 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (21 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 55 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 55 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 55 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 3324 (viewing print)
- FEB 9371 (viewing print)
- FRA 0637 (dupe neg pic)
- FPE 5404 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 1882 (master pos pic)
- Box 0823F (paper pos)
- Box 5512 (paper pos, copy 2)
Source Collection
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 00694323
Online Format
- image
- video