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What Demoralized
the Barber Shop

Also known as {What Demoralized the Barbershop}
(1898) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / © 16 December 1898 by Thomas A. Edison. © 11 September 1901 by Thomas A. Edison. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format?

Comedy.

Synopsis: Basement barbershop customers witness women at street level raising their skirts to adjust their stockings.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Barbers - Barbershops - Signage

Listing updated: 17 February 2009.

References: Film viewing : Sklar-Movie p. 25.

Home video: DVD.

 
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