The Marvin, Arthur W., 1861-1911 camera American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) moving image motion picture two-dimensional moving image Slapstick comedy films. Filmed vaudeville acts. Silent films. Short films. Nonfiction films. xxu monographic United States American Mutoscope and Biograph Company 1902 19000424 eng

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viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (32 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (12 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (32 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 10 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. Opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a lake and forest. From opposite sides of the stage enter a chimney sweep, covered from head to toe with black soot and carrying a folding broom and black sack, and a miller, dressed completely in white and carrying a white sack. The two men bump into each other center stage, with some of the sweep's soot dirtying the miller's uniform. They exchange angry words, and then begin hitting each other with their sacks. As expected, black soot from the chimney sweep's bag spots the miller's whites, and white flour from the miller's sack lands on the sweep's dark clothing. The brawl culminates with a large cloud of black and white in which the men seem to disappear. "A chimney sweep and a miller become involved in a street fight. The sweep has a bag of soot on his back, and the miller a bag of flour. The fight causes a lively mixup of black and white, with most amusing effects"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue. American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 10Apr1902; H16334. Original main title lacking. DLC Duration: 0:31 at 17 fps. Biograph production no. 1422. Paper print shelf number (LC 1226) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed. DLC Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian. DLC Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 55; AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 181; Biograph bulletins 1896-1908, p. 61; American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902 [MI], p. 32. Camera, Arthur Marvin. Filmed April 24, 1900, on the roof of the Biograph studio, New York City. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. Chimney sweeps Humor Millers Humor Quarreling Humor Affray Humor FLA 4240 (viewing print) FEC 2265 (viewing print) FRA 1397 (dupe neg pic) FPD 3839 (dupe neg pic) FRB 2020 (master pos pic) Box 0026B (paper pos) Box 5008A (paper pos, copy 2) Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00046288 AVCMS (DLC) 46288 96521763 aacr amim DLC 961017 20250606175300.6 11685155 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)