Newark Athlete (1891)

Newark Athlete

Short1891• Not Rated• 1m
DocumentaryShortSport
⭐ 4.9 / 10(1,992)

An athlete swings Indian clubs.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1m
Released
1891
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1891

Storyline

An athlete swings Indian clubs.

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Did you know

• Chosen by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry (2010). It holds the distinction of being the oldest film chosen to be in the Registry.

• This short film was designed to be seen through a kinetoscope, specifically, the ones created by Thomas Edison.

• This film is posted online to the Library of Congress' National Screening Room.

User reviews

⭐ 6/10

One of the many experiments to perfectionate the kinetograph.

👍 6 · 10/15/2007
⭐ 6/10

Almost there...

👍 5 · 5/4/2007
⭐ 5/10

Important, But Fragmented

👍 4 · 1/20/2016

Technical specs

Sound mix
Silent
Color
Black and White
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