1894-1897 Edison Short Kinetoscope Films

1894-1897 Edison Short Kinetoscope Films


After seeing Muybridge's zoopraxiscope, Thomas Edison developed his Kinetoscope, moving forward to true motion picture. His films were just short little pieces of simple subjects to test the equipment.

The Barber Shop (1894) - A guy getting a shave
Cockfight (1896) - Cockfight
Feeding the Doves (1896) - Lady feeding the doves
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894) - Slow Motion Boxing
The Kiss (1896) - Awkward lovy-dovy kiss
Sandow (The Strong Man) (1894) - Body builder flexing his muscles
Seminary Girls (1897) - Pillow fight
Serpentine Dances (1895) - First dancer: dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld, Second Dancer: fancy dance in loose clothes


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