Porter, Edwin S., production, camera. 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., 1903. eng "The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, the "Down and Out" and riding the bulls. The scene then changes to a panorama of Luna Park, showing Rube and Mandy doing stunts on the rattan slide, riding on the miniature railway, shooting the chutes, riding the boats in the old mill, and visiting Professor Wormwood's Monkey theatre. They next appear on the Bowery, visiting the fortune tellers, striking the punching machine and winding up with the frankfurter man. The climax shows a bust view of Rube and Mandy eating frankfurters. Interesting for the humorous features, and the excellent views of Coney Island and Luna Park. 725 ft."--Edison films catalog no. 288. Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 13Aug1903; H34528. Duration: about 12 minutes at 16 fps. Paper print shelf number (LC 2725) 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. Before the nickelodeon, p. 249-250; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress, p. 280; Edison films catalog, no. 185, October supplement 1903, p. 16 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 288, July 1903, p. 79; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 922-923. Filmed in 1903 at Coney Island in New York, New York. Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985. Dating (Social customs)--Humor. Amusement parks--New York (State)--Humor. Amusement rides--New York (State)--Humor. Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) Steeplechase Park (New York, N.Y.) Luna Park (New York, N.Y.) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. Rube and Mandy at Coney Island https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.01831480