The Magician (1900)
- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A magician performs a series of tricks on a stage. The film shows his actions from a single camera position.
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What happens
The Magician is a 1900 American silent trick film produced by Thomas A. Edison's Edison Manufacturing Company. According to the Edison film catalog, the film originally was sold to theaters for $9.00. This film exemplifies the strong links between early film and magic; the 1900 Edison film catalog alone contained several trick films, including Ching Ling Foo Outdone, The Clown and the Alchemist, Congress of Nations and Hooligan Assists the Magician. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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An Up-to-Date Conjuror (1899)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.