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Blackton Sketches, No. 3
(1896) United States of America
B&W : 150 feet
Directed by [?] James H. White and/or William Heise?

Cast: J. Stuart Blackton [himself].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Raff & Gammon? / Cinematography by William Heise. / Released September 1896. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production is thought to have shot on the rooftop at Raff and Gammon’s offices on West 28th Street in New York, New York, in either July or August 1896.

Performance: Sketching.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 December 2024.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 120, 121, 598 : Website-IMDb.