The Origins of Film (1900-1927) on

Contents: The Enchanted Drawing (1900), Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902), Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906), The Narrow Road (1912), A House Divided (1913), How Men Propose (1913), Matrimony’s Speed Limit (1913), A Florida Enchantment (1914), The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914), Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915), Dreamy Dud: He Resolves Not to Smoke (1915), Keeping Up with the Joneses: Women’s Styles (1915), Keeping Up with the Joneses: Men’s Styles (1915), The Phable of a Busted Romance (1916), Bobby Bumps Starts a Lodge (1916), Krazy Kat Goes A-Wooing (1916), Krazy Kat — Bugologist (1916), Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus (1916), Mr. Nobody Holme: He Buys a Jitney (1916), Never Again! (1916), The Phable of the Phat Woman (1916), The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1917), Mary and Gretel (1917), The Katzenjammer Kids: Police and Pie (1918), W.S.S. Thriftettes (1918), A.W.O.L.; or, All Wrong Old Laddiebuck (1919), Us Fellers: Dud Leaves Home (1919), Within Our Gates (1920), The Centaurs (1921), Gertie on Tour (1921), Too Wise Wives (1921), Sissle and Blake (1923) and The Scar of Shame (1927).

This 34-film collection, culled largely from the film archive of the Library of Congress, is grouped into sections entitled “Origins of the Gangster Film,” “Origins of the Fantasy Feature,” “Origins of American Animation,” “America’s First Women Filmmakers” and “The African-American Cinema.” Many of the films are transferred from preservation prints copied from nitrate prints and copyright registration paper prints. The quality is generally very-good, with the animation films chiefly the rougher items in the collection. Unfortunately, this DVD boxset is out-of-print.

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