Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944 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. Short films. Silent films. Fiction films. xxu monographic United States American Mutoscope and Biograph Company 1903 19030715 eng

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viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (19 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (46 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (19 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (46 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (19 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. Opens on a stage set of a house exterior, complete with a door, window, and ivy on the walls. In front of the house, an organ-grinder plays as Happy Hooligan listens and claps along merrily. The Hooligan character is dressed as a tramp in a ragged and torn suit, and sports a bald pate with an incredibly tiny hat perched atop it. A middle-aged woman appears in the house window and yells down to the musician to stop. Encouraged by Hooligan, however, the organ-grinder continues as the woman grows increasingly upset and Hooligan pokes fun at her. As she leaves the window, the tramp suddenly warns off the organ-grinder, pushing the street musician offstage. From the other side of the stage enters an angry policeman, who grabs Hooligan by the throat, shaking and yelling at him. The woman reappears in the window with a pail of water, which she mistakenly throws on the policeman. When she sees the officer sputtering on the ground, she faints against the window frame. As Hooligan laughs heartily, the policeman gets up and storms inside the house. "An organ-grinder is playing beneath the window of a cranky old woman. She objects strenuously. The organ-grinder, egged on by Hooligan, keeps on playing until a policeman appears. The organ man runs away, but Hooligan stops to explain. In the meantime, the old lady comes to the window with a pail of water and ducks the policeman. Hooligan, of course, gets all the blame and is carried off to jail. Excellent comedy. 47 feet"--Biograph bulletin no. 55. American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Based on the comic strip character created by Frederick Burr Opper. Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 20June1903; H33025. Original main title lacking. DLC Duration: 0:46 at 16 fps. Biograph production no. 2392. Paper print shelf number (LC 0421) 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. 129; AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 444; Biograph production log; Biograph bulletins 1896-1908, p. 87, p. 192; Biograph photo catalog, v. 5 [MI]. Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer. Filmed June 15, 1903, in the Biograph New York City studio. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files. Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985. Happy Hooligan (Fictitious character) Humor Tramps Humor Organ grinders Humor Police Humor Housewives Humor FLA 3435 (viewing print) FEC 2207 (viewing print) FRA 0721 (dupe neg pic) FPE 7747 (dupe neg pic) FRB 3063 (master pos pic) Box 0123D (paper pos) Box 5598C (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.00046323 AVCMS (DLC) 46323 96521795 aacr amim DLC 961017 20250606175300.5 11685183 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)