| The Tramp’s Miraculous Escape(1901) United States of America
 B&W : 100 feet
 Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter?
 Cast: (unknown) Edison Manufacturing Company productiion; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 31 July 1901 by Thomas A. Edison [H7328]. Released July 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Comedy. Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] A fast express makes its appearance around a curve, and being unable to stop in such a short distance strikes the unfortunate hoboe and scatters his remains in every direction. The train is stopped and the train hands return to gather up the pieces. After carrying him a short distance, Weary Willie jumps up and scares the train men out of their senses. Dropping the stretcher, they make a bee-line for their train, with Weary Willie in hot pursuit. A decided hit. Survival status: (unknown) Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Listing updated: 16 April 2010. References: Website-AFI. |