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Film, Video How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa As in a looking glass

About this Item

Title

  • How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa

Other Title

  • As in a looking glass

Summary

  • "This is a companion picture to "Tommy's Ringing Good Joke." Tommy ties a cord to his Grandfather's chair and fastens it to a bureau in the next room. The maid attempts to open the drawer and upsets the old gentleman, with disastrous results"--Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, p. 86.

Names

  • Armitage, F. S., camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.

Headings

  • -  Practical jokes--Humor
  • -  Grandfathers--Humor
  • -  Grandsons--Humor

Genre

  • Comedy films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  H32297 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 29May1903; H32297.
  • -  This film was deposited for copyright under the title, "As in a looking glass", however, the frames pictured in Biograph photo catalog v. 5 from "How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa" are identical to frames in this film, and the Biograph summary for "How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa" describes this film. "As in a looking glass" is listed in the Biograph production logs as Biograph production no. 907, filmed in 1899. There is no summary or other production information for the film, and Biograph production no. 907 has been omitted from the Biograph photo catalog. There is no way to compare the two films, but it appears that the film deposited for copyright as "As in a looking glass" is actually "How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa".
  • -  Early motion pictures, p. 14 associates the production information for "How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa" with the title, "As in a looking glass".
  • -  Camera, F.S. Armitage.
  • -  Duration: 1:01 at 16 fps.
  • -  Photographed in May, 1903 in the Biograph studio in New York City.
  • -  Biograph production no. 2369.
  • -  Biograph production number taken from Biograph production logs and Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908. In the Biograph photo catalog, v. 5, Biograph production number 2367 is erroneously associated with this film.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0589) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 14 (As in a looking glass); AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 45 (As in a looking glass), p. 496 (How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa); Biograph production logs; Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, p. 84, 86, 191, 436; Biograph photo catalog, v. 5. (no. 2367).
  • -  paper pos (copy 2) Received: 1903-05-29; 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.
  • -  35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEC 2210 to FYA 1039.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (34 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (34 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 35 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3603 (viewing print)
  • FYA 1039 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0110 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7761 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0514 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0728B (paper pos)
  • Box 5221A (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019600054

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Rights & Access

The Library of Congress American Variety Stage collection is in the public domain and is free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division

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Chicago citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019600054/.

APA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1903) How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019600054/.

MLA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. How Tommy got a pull on his Grandpa. United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2019600054/>.