Move On (1903)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Release Date:

October 1903 (USA)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

Push-cart vendors are told to move on by a policeman.

Plot Keywords:

Push Cart | New York City | Horse Drawn Carriage | Traffic | Police

Runtime:

USA:1 min (19.5 fps)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Edison Manufacturing Company

Trivia:

One of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the Library of Congress. This version has a piano music score and runs 82 seconds.

Market Trader harassed by police

This Thomas Edison flick shows a busy market scene, apparently in or near the Bowery and Second Avenue in New York. Fruit peddlars line the street in such density that they interfere with traffic, meaning that the police have to move in and send them on their way. The Edison catalogue identifies the peddlars as Jewish and Italian. It's an interesting if unremarkable scene. I saw two versions, the original and one, bizarrely, one in slow motion with a recording of Yes, We Have No Bananas. In terms of detail that can be seen, the slo-mo version was the more interesting of the two. Considering it's less than two minutes long it's worth a look. (Can you say 'padding'?)