Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

Director:

William K.L. Dickson

Star:

Joseph Jefferson

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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Joseph Jefferson	...	Rip Van Winkle (uncredited)

Storyline

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

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Plot Keywords:

rip van winkle | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Short | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

1 September 1896 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rip Passing Over Hill

Filming Locations:

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Mutoscope Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

1 min 0 min (2004 National Film Preservation Foundation print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.36 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was incorporated into the compilation film Rip Van Winkle (1903), which is in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931" (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 5 American film archives. It was restored by the Library of Congress from its paper print collection, has a running time of about 25 seconds, and an added piano music score.

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Connections

Edited into Rip Van Winkle (1903)

User Reviews

Interesting Films

Rip's Toast (1896)

Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

Rip's Toast to Hudson and Crew (1896)

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

Awakening of Rip (1896)

Rip Passing Over Hill (1896)

The American Mutoscope Company is responsible for the above eight films, which feature actor Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle, the famous character we all know. These eight films were originally made in 1896 and sold separately as different films but in 1903 the studio edited them together to make Rip Van Winkle. Looking at them separately is pretty interesting but knowing more of their history would be good. I'm guessing the eight films were released at different times so I guess you could call these an early attempt at what would become a serial. Jefferson is pretty good in his role as Rip, although he doesn't have too much to do except look jolly in some of the films or greet the dwarf in others. The Awakening of Rip is pretty good as we get to see the actor made up as an old man and he doesn't look too bad considering when the film was made. All eight run 20-25 seconds total so with that in mind these are an interesting bit of history.