Top of page

Film, Video A wake in "Hell's Kitchen"

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • A wake in "Hell's Kitchen"

Summary

  • "This scene is laid in the parlor of a New York tenement. Two watchers at the wake are smoking and drinking, while the widow is weeping over the coffin. The attention of the three is attracted for an instant, and the supposed corpse rises up, drinks all the beer in the pitcher which is standing on a table nearby, and lies down in the coffin again. The mourners return, and seeing that the beer is gone, engage in a controversy over it. During the scrap the corpse jumps out of the coffin and takes part in the melee"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902.

Names

  • Marvin, Arthur W., 1861-1911, camera
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1900.

Headings

  • -  Wake services--New York (State)--New York--Humor
  • -  Death, Apparent--Humor
  • -  Mourning customs--New York (State)--New York--Humor
  • -  Hell's Kitchen (New York, N.Y.)--Humor

Genre

  • Filmed vaudeville acts
  • Comedy films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  H32563 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 12June1903; H32563.
  • -  Original main title lacking.
  • -  Duration: 0:28 at 16 fps.
  • -  Biograph production no. 1583.
  • -  Date of filming not given in Biograph production log; estimated from date of entry in log: July 26, 1900.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 0488) 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; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 353; AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 1155; American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902, p. 39; Biograph production log.
  • -  Camera, Arthur Marvin.
  • -  Filmed July, 1900, on the roof of the Biograph New York City studio.
  • -  paper pos (copy 2) Received: 1903-06-12; 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 (18 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (28 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (18 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (28 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. 30 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 3502 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2146 (viewing print)
  • FRA 0782 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 7580 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0063 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0571N (paper pos)
  • Box 5556 (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

  • 96521884

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or other restrictions in the vast majority of motion pictures in these collections. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

In rare cases, copyrighted motion pictures are made available by special permission to the Library and may be used only for educational purposes. For example, the Gershwin home movies fall within this category. Rights assessment is your responsibility. No registration information exists for some titles, and reproduction of some titles may be restricted by privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Additionally, some works may still be protected by copyright in the United States or some foreign countries. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. You should consult the catalog information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist you in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items for their desired uses. You should also consult restrictions associated with donations to the Library.

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

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Marvin, Arthur W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. A wake in "Hell's Kitchen". United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/96521884/.

APA citation style:

Marvin, A. W., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1903) A wake in "Hell's Kitchen". United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96521884/.

MLA citation style:

Marvin, Arthur W., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. A wake in "Hell's Kitchen". United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96521884/>.