Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket (1898)
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- 1min
- Documentary, Short
- Apr 1898 (USA)
- Short
"Company F, 1st Ohio Volunteers, initiating a new man. Nineteen times he bounces in the blanket, and each toss is funnier than the last one."
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Directed by
| William 'Daddy' Paley | ||
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| William 'Daddy' Paley | ||
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- American Mutoscope Company
- Edison Manufacturing Company
- MediaOutlet.com (United States) (DVD)
- Selig Polyscope Company
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"This film is particularly interesting. Shows another method the soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades are frequently initiated by the old-fashioned sport of tossing in a blanket. The newly arrived recruit, who is the victim of their sport, enjoys himself, perhaps, less than the other participants." Written by Selig Catalog |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Despite the racist overtones of the title, it refers to a 19th century Louisiana dish of blackberries cooked in a pastry turnover. SOURCE Louisiana: A Guide to the State (1941). See more » |