Edison's Frankenstein--exhibition context, etc
Because the Edison's Frankenstein thread has become rather bloated and follows so many different lines, I'm starting this new thread to pose a few specific questions concerning the original exhibition...
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shanedenson, I would take what's on the back of Detlaff's DVD with a grain of salt. He doesn't provide even one citation or attributed quote for his claim. More generally, it is easy from this end of...
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Quote:I thought it was rare for an Edison film to be projected, that instead they were usually shown in hand- or machine-cranked, one-person viewing machines.You're thinking of the 1890s, when Edison...
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Quote:The first commercial projection of film as we think of it in the U.S. was in Atlanta, Georgia at the Cotton States Exhibition during September, 1895. The machine used was the Jenkins-Armat...
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Hi all, I've been meaning to respond for a while now, but I've had computer problems... Anyway, thanks for the responses first of all. It was my suspicion as well that the DVD cover blurb was...
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Thanks a million, Cadaverino, for the ads! Anyone have the articles mentioned by Gary? Or a scan of the infamous March 15, 1910 edition of The Edison Kinetogram? At...
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I have access to Moving Picture World, The Dramatic Mirror, and even The Edison Kinetogram, all on microfilm. But you'll have to wait until I visit the library sometime next week (Dec. 18-22).
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Cadaverino, That would be fantastic! If I can ever help you out in any way, just let me know. Thanks, Shane
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The generosity of this board is truly astounding. No joke.
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Does anyone know if Thomas Edison's version of Frankenstein on DVD is still available for sale?
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Try Ron Adams at Creepy Classics. His online catalogue says that it's back in stock. The film was also somewhere on YouTube. www.creepyclassics.com Mark Redfield www.redfieldarts.com
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shanedenson wrote: Hi all, I'm writing my dissertation on Frankenstein films I did my dissertation on Frankenstein films. It was only 12 years ago but in those days the only way to find things out was...
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(I tried posting this once already, but for some reason Yuku told me the topic had been deleted. Here goes again. . .) I was going through some Frankenstein documentaries I had on tape, and found that...
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LC- I believe I recall reading that Al did portion out snippets, before he released the whole thing...? Best, -Craig W.
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Wich2 wrote: I believe I recall reading that Al did portion out snippets, before he released the whole thing...? Specifically, I think, he portioned out the snippets to one documentary, and was then...
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Ah, OK. Thanks Wich2 and Doctor Kiss. I hadn't realized Detlaff even so much as did that. It didn't occur to me that the footage could have been lifted from one documentary to another. Many thanks!
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From Detlaff's Dungeon to the nuclear bunker: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/film-preservation/
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"The image is from Edison’s Frankenstein—a 1910 film put out by Edison Studios. Not only is this the first motion-picture adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it’s the only known copy of the...
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My understanding is that another archive has a nitrate original. Even when Detlaff was alive, however, there was real preservation done. Sorry for being vague, but even after his death, I'm not sure...
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Interestingly, the total value of Dettlaff's probate estate (double T, not single T) was listed at only $76,802. Not quite as valuable as he thought it was when he was alive, that's for sure. I wonder...
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