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Animated Cotton

Animated Cotton

1909Short⏱️ 4m
AnimationShort
5.5
IMDB Rating
52 votes

A man drops a string of wet cotton onto a photographic plate, and it proceeds to create designs and drawings, rather like an ancient Etch-a-Sketch.

Director
Walter R. Booth
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
September 28, 1909
Language
None
Country
United Kingdom
💬 4
Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Charles Urban Trading Company

🎯 Categories

AnimationShort

⭐ Featured Review

Early British Animation
by youngsteve2019-05-23
4/10

"Like the two previous reviewers I have also seen a version of this film on YT which is around 3.5 minutes in length though looks fairly complete. This version didn't have the cotton moving around the house, which either means it isn't the same version or has scenes missing, which I expect is the latter. Man in the foreground playing with the cotton is probably the Director Walter Booth, & probably his wife who is seen later on. The film is quite detailed & skilful, but in the main it is just building up pictures, & there is relatively little action, unlike Emile Cohl fil..."

📖 Synopsis

A man drops a string of wet cotton onto a photographic plate, and it proceeds to create designs and drawings, rather like an ancient Etch-a-Sketch.