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Film, Video Ambrose's little hatchet Working title from Mack Sennett's fun factory: Dummy murder

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About this Item

Title

  • Ambrose's little hatchet

Other Title

  • Working title from Mack Sennett's fun factory: Dummy murder

Summary

  • "The shadows caused by dressmaker Ambrose while disassembling a female dummy are mistaken for a brutal murder by onlookers"--Mack Sennett's fun factory.

Names

  • Wright, Walter, 1885-1958, direction
  • Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, production
  • Swain, Mack, 1876-1935, cast
  • Fazenda, Louise, 1895-1962, cast
  • Morris, Dave, 1884- cast
  • Cline, Edward, 1892-1961, cast
  • Barclay, Don, 1892-1975, cast
  • Durfee, Minta, -1975, cast
  • Moran, Polly, 1883-1952, cast
  • Dunn, Bobby, 1890-1937, cast
  • Lakin, Charles, 1893-1965, cast
  • Keystone Film Company
  • Mutual Film Corporation
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Paper Print/Keystone Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Mutual, 1915.

Headings

  • -  Dressmakers--Drama
  • -  Mannequins (Figures)--Drama

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  LP4746 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: The Keystone Film Co. (Mack Sennett, author); 15Mar15; LP4746.
  • -  Mack Swain, Louise Fazenda, Dave Morris, Eddie Cline, Don Barclay, Minta Durfee, Polly Moran, Bobby Dunn, Charles Lakin.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2255) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Not viewed.
  • -  Sources used: Early motion pictures, the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed April 20, 2011; Walker, B. Mack Sennett's fun factory, c2010.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print (copy 2) 1 film reel (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 2 film reels of 2 (ca. 1,000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • neg pic 1 film reel (ca. 1,000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 1,000 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 1,000 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4407 (viewing print)
  • FLA 6053 (viewing print, copy 2)
  • FEC 4707-4708 (viewing print)
  • FRB 3983 (master pos pic)
  • FPF 3330 (neg pic)
  • Box 0551A (paper pos)
  • Box 5362A (paper pos, copy 2)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2011600453

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Swain, Mack, Cast, Louise Fazenda, Dave Morris, Edward Cline, Don Barclay, Minta Durfee, Polly Moran, et al. Ambrose's Little Hatchet. directeds by Wright, Walter, Ection, produceds by Sennett, Mack, Uction United States: Mutual, 1915. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011600453/.

APA citation style:

Swain, M., Fazenda, L., Morris, D., Cline, E., Barclay, D., Durfee, M. [...] Paper Print/Keystone Collection. (1915) Ambrose's Little Hatchet. Wright, W., dir, Sennett, M., prod United States: Mutual. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011600453/.

MLA citation style:

Swain, Mack, Cast, et al. Ambrose's Little Hatchet. dir by Wright, Walter, Ection, prod by Sennett, Mack, Uction United States: Mutual, 1915. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2011600453/>.