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Unseen cinema. 2, The devil's playground. Episode 3, The thieving hand [1908] /

THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Released by the Vitagraph Company of America, this short comedy about a larcenous and independently minded prosthesis features a nonsensical narrative that the Frenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941 (Director)
Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Silent with musical accompaniment.
Published: [United States] : Filmmakers Showcase, 1908.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Artificial arms > Drama.
Theft > Drama.
Thieves > Drama.
Surrealism in motion pictures.
Experimental films > United States.
Motion pictures > United States.
Surréalisme au cinéma.
Cinéma > États-Unis.
Artificial arms
Experimental films
Motion pictures
Surrealism in motion pictures
Theft
Thieves
United States
Feature films
Comedy films
Drama
Fantasy films
Short films
Silent films
Short films.
Silent films.
Comedy films.
Fantasy films.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Courts métrages.
Films muets.
Films comiques.
Films fantastiques.
Films expérimentaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Released by the Vitagraph Company of America, this short comedy about a larcenous and independently minded prosthesis features a nonsensical narrative that the French surrealists would have appreciated as much as they did the work of Emil Cohl. --JAN-CHRISTOPHER HORAK. 35mm 1.33:1 black and white silent with music 18fps 6:34 minutes. Production: Vitagraph Company of America.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020).
"American surrealism".
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:35