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A Mighty Tumble
Also known as [The Fall of a Brick Building]
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 78 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by James Congdon. / © 8 May 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H17491]. Released November 1901. / Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format. / The production was shot on Jackson Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, in early November 1901, and was shot on American Mutoscope’s 68mm filmstock at approximately 30 frames per second. The film was also distributed in the USA in a 25-foot version.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [Biograph’s Picture Catalogue, November 1902, page 247] Razing a four story brick building. The structure is pushed over as a whole and falls with a terrific crash. The picture is very effective and unusual.
Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Buildings - Signage - USA: New Jersey: Jersey City
Listing updated: 16 July 2008.
References: Leyda-Before pp. 81, 105 : Website-AFI.
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