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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

1 min  -  Documentary | Short  -   9 January 1894 (USA)
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A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.

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William K.L. Dickson

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Fred Ott
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze -- A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
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A man (Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sneeze | Snuff Powder | Sneezing | Kinetoscope

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Documentary | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, January 7, 1894 See more »

Filming Locations:

Edison Laboratories, West Orange, New Jersey, USA See more »

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Edison Manufacturing Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

One contemporary account of this two-second film (which was viewed not on a screen but as a film loop in a single-person viewing device) says that it was accompanied by a phonograph recording of a sneeze. See more »

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Featured in Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) See more »