Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)

1902 · Silent film · 2 min · dir. Edwin S. Porter

• Comedy

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Synopsis

A side-splitter. Uncle Josh occupies a box at a vaudeville theatre, where a moving picture show is going on. First a dancer appears on the screen. Uncle Josh jumps to the stage and endeavors to make lover to her, but she flits away, and immediately there appears upon the screen the picture of an express train running at sixty miles an hour. Uncle Josh becomes panic-stricken, and fearing to be struck by the train, makes a dash for his box. He is no sooner seated than a country couple appear upon…

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Details

Director

Edwin S. Porter

Studio

Edison Manufacturing Company

Released

1902-01-25

Running time

2 minutes

Cast & crew

• Edwin S. Porter Director
• Charles Manley

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