Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC moving image Trick films. lcgft Fantasy films. lcgft Silent films. lcgft Short films. lcgft Fiction films. lcgft United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900. eng "The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from the frames and walk forward, admiring their costumes. Mephisto then touches the artist on the shoulder, awaking him, and disappears. The artist, after rubbing his eyes, sees the picture on his right hand side and jumps up to embrace her. After embracing her once, he makes a second attempt and she disappears. The artist now wakes up, jumps to his feet and runs to see if the pictures are still in the frames. He examines them and finding that they are still fast on the wall, realizes that he has been dreaming and seeks consolation in the bottle. 60 feet"--Edison films catalog. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Mar1900; D6369. Duration: 1:03 at 16 fps. Paper print shelf number (LC 1162) 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; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 583-584; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 14; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 83-84 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 135, September 1902, p. 101. Filmed around February to mid-March 1900. Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985. Artists--Drama. Dreams--Drama. Hallucinations and illusions--Drama. Mephistopheles (Legendary character)--Drama. Artists' studios--Drama. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. Artist's dream https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.02274858