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Film, Video Web Page The kiss Variant title in Musser's Edison motion pictures: New kiss / New kiss

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About this Item

Title

  • The kiss

Other Title

  • Variant title in Musser's Edison motion pictures: New kiss
  • New kiss

Summary

  • From Edison films catalog: Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is not one of that kind, but one of those old fashioned "home made" kind that sets the whole audience into merriment and motion, and has always proven a popular subject. It is very fine photographically and an exhibit is not complete without it. 60 feet. $9.00.

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

  • -  Kissing

Genre

  • Novelty films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  D5532 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 9Mar1900; D5532.
  • -  Duration: 0:44 at 16 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1051) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Based on the earlier Edison film, May Irwin kiss (1896).
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 580; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985, p. 176; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 70 [MI].
  • -  Filmed from about February to early March 1900.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Forms part of the Library of Congress American Memory online collection: Inventing entertainment: the motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison Companies.
  • -  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: FEB 9561 to FYA 2103.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5260 to FZA 3088.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (23 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 (23 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic (copy 2) 1 film reel of 1 (23 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 (23 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4065 (viewing print)
  • FYA 2103 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1249 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRA 1333 (dupe neg pic, copy 2)
  • FZA 3088 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 0404 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0350B (paper pos)
  • Box 5155E (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

  • 00694229

Online Format

  • image
  • video
  • web page

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