The Ball Game (1898)

Directed by

William Heise

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1 min

Rating

3.1 of 10 from 10 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.

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How it feels

A silent black and white film from 1898 shows a baseball game. The camera records the players as they go through the motions of the sport.

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What happens

The Ball Game is an 1898 American short black-and-white silent documentary sports film produced and distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. It was directed by William Heise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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