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The ’Gator and the Pickaninny
(1900) United States of America
B&W : [?] 31 or 172? feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

[?] American Mutoscope and Biograph Company or Edison Manufacturing Company? production; distributed by [?] American Mutoscope and Biograph Company or Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by [?] Arthur Marvin? / © 18 March 1903 by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company [H29473]. Released August 1900. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] This scene is laid on a tropical shore. A pickaninny is fishing, when a huge alligator creeps up upon him and swallows him. The old father, who has seen the disaster, rushes in with an axe and chops the alligator open, pulling out the boy none the worse for his experience.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans

Listing updated: 22 August 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.