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Blacksmith Scene

Blacksmith Scene

1893Short⏱️ 1mUnrated
Short
6.2
IMDB Rating
3,019 votes

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.

Director
William K.L. Dickson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charles Kayser, John Ott
Release Date
May 9, 1893
Language
None
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Kayser
Charles Kayser
as Blacksmith
John Ott
John Ott
as Assistant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Edison Laboratories, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Production
Edison Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

national film registryanvilbeerblacksmithiron working

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

Showing the potential possibilities of motion picture perfectly.
by Boba_Fett11382007-10-15
8/10

"This early movie perfectly demonstrates the future possibilities of motion picture. The quality of the movie is surprising good looking. There are no jerky movements and the colors are clear to see, as is the entire picture as a whole. Sorts of makes you wonder why movies from the 1910's and '20's were so much worse looking compared to these early Edison Manufacturing Company films, from the end of the 19th century, when it comes down to the visual quality of the images. Of course it has to do everything with different (and cheaper and more simple to make) camera techniques and..."

💡 Did You Know?

The mixing of work and alcohol was commonplace in the early 19th century, especially amongst heavy laborers. By the 1890's, however, the practice had died away. The use of the bottle of beer in this film is intended to invoke a sense of comic nostalgia of a bygone era.

📖 Synopsis

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.