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Early Variety Films (3-CD Set): Early Variety Films 3CD Set |
| Product Description : Over 200+ high quality silent films produced between 1897 - 1920 in .mpeg format on this exclusive 3-CD Set of the earliest motion pictures of our time! Volume 1 consists of video subjects and topics include animal acts, burlesque, dance, comic sketches, dramatic excerpts, dramatic sketches, physical culture acts, tableaus, and more! These motion pictures represent a rare animated record of early American filmmaking from the turn of the century and feature some of the best theatrical performers that were popular at this time! Volume 2 and 3 consists of films by prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who had a profound impact on modern life. In his lifetime, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" patented 1,093 inventions, including the phonograph, the kinetograph (a motion picture camera), and the kinetoscope (a motion picture viewer). Edison managed to become not only a renowned inventor, but also a prominent manufacturer and businessman through the merchandising of his inventions. This motion picture collection contains an extraordinary range of the surviving products of Edison's entertainment inventions and industries. There are a total of 128 films included on these two volumes that were produced by the Edison Company. The earliest example is a camera test made in 1891, followed by other tests and a wide variety of actualities and dramas through the year 1918, when Edison's company ceased film production. |
