Electric Edwardians
The Lost Films of
Mitchell & Kenyon
(1900-1906)
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Contents: Audley Range School, Blackburn (1904), Special March Past of St. Joseph’s Scholars and Special Parade of St. Matthew’s Pupils, Blackburn (1905), Morecambe Church Lads’ Brigade at Drill (1901), University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham (1901), Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester (1901), Lord Roberts’ Visit to Manchester (1901), Lieutenant Clive Wilson and the Tranby Croft Party, Hull (1902), Opening of the Drill Hall in Accrington by General Baden-Powell (1904), A Sneaky Boer (1901), Messrs. Lumb and Co. Leaving the Works, Huddersfield (1900), Pendlebury Colliery (1901), 20,000 Employees Entering Lord Armstrong’s Elswick Works, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (1900), Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood (1901), Parkgate Iron and Steel Co, Rotterham (1901), North Sea Fisheries, North Shields (1901), Cunard Vessel at Liverpool (1901), Whitsuntide Fair at Preston (1906), Manchester Band of Hope Procession (1901), Blackpool Victoria Pier (1904), Leeds Athletic and Cycling Club Carnival (1902), Dewsbury v. Manningham (1902), Sedwick’s Bioscope Show Front (1901), The Great Local Derby: Accrington v. Church Cricket Match (1902), Halifax Catholic Procession (1905), Burnley v. Manchester United (1902), Sheffield United v. Bury (1902), Preston Egg Rolling (1901), Living Wigan (1902), Tram Ride into Halifax (1902), Electric Tram Rides from Forster Square, Bradford (1902), Jamaica Street, Glasgow (1901), Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast (1901), Wexford Bull Ring (1902), Manchester Street Scene (1901) and Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front (1901).
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 2006 Milestone Film & Video edition
Electric Edwardians: The Lost Films of Mitchell & Kenyon
(1900-1906), black & white, 85 minutes total, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, MILE00101,
UPC 7-84148-01014-4, ISBN 1-933920-00-9.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $29.95.
DVD release date: 11 July 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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 This US edition of the British Film Institute home video production has been mastered from 35mm film elements, and features additional Mitchell & Kenyon films not in the original program, audio commentary by Dr. Vanessa Toulmin, a featurette on the restoration of the films, an interview with Toulmin, a reading of an essay by Tom Gunning, and more.
Our first look at this disc reveals excellent picture quality, as would be expected from transfers prepared from 35mm fine-grain preservation negatives copied from the original Mitchell & Kenyon negatives. Some dust and imperfections remain, but overall the quality of this edition is excellent. This American edition adds the following films in its bonus section: Diving Lucy (1903), Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester (1901), Comic Pictures in High Street, West Bromwich (1902), Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn (1901) and Bradford Coronation Procession (1902).
The Gunning essay, read by Paul McGann, includes clips from other Mitchell & Kenyon films including Workers Leaving the Jute Works, Barrow (1902), Employees Leaving Alexandria Docks, Liverpool (1901), Pendlebury Spinning Co. (1901), Street Scenes in Halifax (1902) and Employees Leaving Storey’s Moor Lane Mill, Lancaster (1902).
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 2005 British Film Institute edition
Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell & Kenyon (1900-1906), black & white, 85 minutes total, classification E.
BFI Video Publishing, unknown catalogue number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 PAL, one single-sided, single-layered DVD disc, Region 2, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, plastic tray in cardboard slipcase, £19.99.
DVD release date: 30 May 2005.
Country of origin: England
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