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[Edison Comedy with Fred Ott]
(189?) American
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] W.K.L. Dickson?

Cast: Fred Ott

Edison Manufacturing Company production. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Most likely shot early in 1894. Early Kinetograph camera films were shot at approximately 48 frames per second.

Comedy.

Synopsis: A view of Edison employee Fred Ott at a desk. A young office boy sneaks up on Ott and sprinkles him from a pepper box. Ott sneezes.

Survival Status: (unknown)

Listing updated: 19 October 2004.

References: Ramsaye-Million pp. 82-83.