Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production, cast. Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958, production, camera. American Vitagraph Company. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DLC moving image Comedy films. lcgft Silent films. lcgft Short films. lcgft Fiction films. lcgft United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899. eng "Mr. and Mrs. Hayseed have heard of this wonderful Professor, and come to his office. They waken him from a trance, give him a fee and he hypnotizes them. The stunts they do while under his influence would make the Sphinx laugh for joy. Hayseed stands on his head, balances himself on a chair and takes off his clothes. Mrs. Hayseed also begins to disrobe, but she goes behind a screen. Her bare arm appears over the top, and she drops her clothes on the floor. It is a hair raising moment to guess what she's going to do next. The mystical appearances and lightning changes are managed with wonderful cleverness. 100 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 17June1899; 40080. Duration: 1:44 at 16 fps. Paper print shelf number (LC 1708) 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. 509; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 204; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 84-85 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 667. Camera, Albert E. Smith. J. Stuart Blackton (Professor). Filmed in May to mid-June 1899, in Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York. Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985. Hypnotism--Humor. Mesmerism--Humor. Mesmerists--Humor. Farmers--Humor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) Mesmerist and country couple https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00047139