1896: Director Unknown - Up The River (1896)
Also known as Scene on the River Thames
1896 · Silent film · 1 min · dir. Robert W. Paul
- Documentary
- silent film
Synopsis
The content of this film describes as "Steam launch, from which one of the passengers drops a child, which is promptly rescued by a swimmer from the bank", and an alternative title is the far more descriptive Scene on the River Thames, showing the rescue of a child from drowning. These descriptions are very helpful (indeed, arguably essential) because the camera has unfortunately been positioned behind an agitated spectator, who in turn is directly behind the rescuers. As a result, the dramatic…
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Details
- Director
- Robert W. Paul
- Released
- 1896-07-01
- Running time
- 1 minutes
Cast & crew
- Robert W. Paul Director
