Imaginative George Melies, The
Identifier
F.2005-01-0110
Date Of Production
1968
Abstract
Bob Kick: The Mischievous Kid Two films by early filmmaker George Melies copied by the Library of Congress in 1968 from original 35mm paper positives to preserve the work of one of the first filmmaker’s to use moving pictures for story telling by filming people acting on stage and experimenting with trick photography.
Log
00:00 - title cards brief history on George Melies and the preservation of these two films
01:48 - Bob Kick: The Mischievous Kid (1903) - Mischievous Kid drinks alcohol and begins to hallucinate as taunting characters appear and disappear before his eyes
04:17-07:23 - The Drawing Lesson or The Living Statue (1903) - artist uses magic to make a living statue appear to be the model for a drawing class until his model disappears causing havoc in the class
01:48 - Bob Kick: The Mischievous Kid (1903) - Mischievous Kid drinks alcohol and begins to hallucinate as taunting characters appear and disappear before his eyes
04:17-07:23 - The Drawing Lesson or The Living Statue (1903) - artist uses magic to make a living statue appear to be the model for a drawing class until his model disappears causing havoc in the class
Run Time
4 min 52 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
175 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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