Arrest of Goudie (1901)
- Berry St, Liverpool
- 1901
Kidnapping by Indians (1899)
Out-takes of the world's earliest ever 'Western' film.
This appears to be abortive material shot for the film released in 1899 as Kidnapped by Indians. The narrative is baffling as the ethnicity of the costumes is unclear, but seems to concern two girls in a camp who are attacked by 'Red Indians'. The Indians set fire to the camp and a gunfight ensues during which one of the girls is rescued by cowboys. It may be a scene from a well-known show.
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Fiction and Comedy
The other face of Edwardian local film specialists Mitchell and Kenyon.
For historian Rachael Low, writing in the 1950s, Mitchell and Kenyon was a minor film company, best known for some "faked topicals of the South African War". Thanks to the great 90s rediscovery, we now know that M&K’s specialty was non-fiction. But we also have more of their fiction than before: alongside the works presented here are some 80 more held elsewhere.
Alongside films recreating contemporary events, including the second Boer War and the 'Boxer rebellion' in China, are more straightforward short comedies and dramatic sketches. Together, they illustrate the kinds of entertainment enjoyed by British filmgoers around the turn of the 20th Century.
11 videos in this collection
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Arrest of Goudie (1901)
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A Morning Wash (1900)
3
Black Diamonds - the Collier's Daily Life (1904)
4
Snowballs (1901)
5
Mr Moon (1901)
6
Lizars, Edinburgh (1904)
7
Sporting Colliers and the Bobby (c.1901)
8
The Unfaithful Wife (c.1900)
9
Beheading a Chinese Boxer
10
Kidnapping by Indians (1899)
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