Film Firsts, Part 1 (1960)
1960 · Short film · 26 min · dir. Paul Killiam
Synopsis
(1960) Includes classic silent films and footage of some of film's firsts, including the first cartoon, the first Tarzan, and excerpts from "cliffhanger" serials from 1914-1929. Survey of ideas, techniques and themes from the movies' earliest days. Examples of the first highway chase (1903); “cops and robbers" theme (1902); semi-documentary realism; Edison's experiment with talking pictures (1913); realistic battles (1912) and authentic historical costuming; a 1909 prop- aganda film; domestic comedy (1904); the first western (1903); cowboy heroes; the star system; first full-length feature (Cleopatra, 1912); science fiction (1902); commercials. From the History of the Motion Picture se- ries. See also Film First, Part 2
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Details
- Director
- Paul Killiam
- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Cast & crew
- Paul Killiam Director
