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Film, Video Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Uncle Josh in a spook hotel

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Title

  • Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel

Other Title

  • Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Uncle Josh in a spook hotel

Summary

  • "The landlord enters with his rural guest. After examining the bed and other things in the room, Josh takes a seat beside the landlord, who tells him that there is a rumor that a ghost appears in that room every night at 12 o'clock. The ghost then appears mysteriously and hits Josh a slap on the cheek. Thinking it was the landlord who hit him Josh gets up and knocks the landlord off the chair. After a little row, Josh and the landlord again sit down and the ghost again appears and hits the landlord on the cheek. The landlord, thinking it was Josh, gets up and knocks him off the chair. Each one accuses the other of striking him. Josh discovers that his companion is really the ghost, and in great fright he grabs his things and rushes out of the room, followed by the ghost. 80 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.

Headings

  • -  Haunted hotels--Humor
  • -  Ghosts--Humor
  • -  Hotelkeepers--Humor
  • -  Affray--Humor

Genre

  • Trick films
  • Slapstick comedy films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  D6367 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Mar1900; D6367.
  • -  Duration: 1:16 at 16 fps.
  • -  The AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910 lists Edwin S. Porter as the cameraman, but also notes that the film "may be a foreign production, possibly Méliès or Paul". No credits, source or location are given in Musser's Edison motion pictures 1890-1900.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1918) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 585; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 343; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 87 [MI]; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 1121.
  • -  Filmed ca. March 1900.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 80 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 80 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 80 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4932 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2314 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1931 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7969 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 2392 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0098H (paper pos)
  • Box 5184D (paper pos, copy 2)

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694325

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694325/.

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Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1900) Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694325/.

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Thomas A. Edison, Inc, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Uncle Josh in a spooky hotel. United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694325/>.