Shows bridget mckeen entering the kitchen with a very chipper smile. Edwin stratton porter facts biography yourdictionary. In the previous post, we examined the films featuring performer kathryn. The finish of bridget mckeen is filmed against a painted backdrop of a. At any rate, this very early and very brief film, the finish of bridget mckeen, is a pioneering attempt at film comedy. The finish of bridget mckeen 1901 plot summary imdb. He worked collaboratively, producing, directing, and editing a variety of films. External links american films of 1901 at the internet movie database cinema of the. The finish of bridget mckeen 1901 release info imdb. Mckinley films finished their first run in december 1901. Having put all this work into the plan, i want to be in at the finish.
The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results. First, heres a copy of one of her two appearances before the biograph on may 24, 1901. Overview of the finish of bridget mckeen, 1901, with at turner classic movies. Katherine ostermann, the wellknown vaudeville comedienne, in a complete. In 1901 films often consisted of only a single shot, but this one has two, and the second one serves as the punchline. In the first shot we see bridget, a husky irish maid played perhaps by a man in drag. The finish of bridget mckeen 1901 the movie database tmdb. President mckinley s speech at the panamerican exposition. American fireman, which was completed and ed in january 1903. Films include the great train robbery, dream of a rarebit fiend, and life of an american fireman. Publicity still for kansas saloon smashers 1901, one of edwin s. Before the nickelodeon is a good history lesson of the early days of filming if youre a filmer, director, or editor and youre not a student.
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