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Three American Beauties (1906)

1906 · Silent film · 1 min · dir. Edwin S. Porter

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Synopsis

In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a bright yellow dress. She's the second beauty. Behind her is a slow dissolve to the US flag, tinted in red, white, and blue, blowing in the wind. Behind the flag is a star-lit sky.

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Details

Director
Edwin S. Porter
Cinematography
Edwin S. Porter
Studio
Edison Studios
Released
1906-05-31
Running time
1 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

the beautiful print that lacks the surprise ending · orphan_film_symposium · 2023-04-20

Derived from the Museum of Modern Art hand-colored and stencil-colored 35mm nitrate film print, acquired in 1940. Although its colors are beautiful, it lacks the final sequence, when the stars are animated to spell out "Good Night."

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