Underplayed Gems

Children in the Surf at Coney Island (1904)

Children in the Surf at Coney Island poster
Directed by
Billy Bitzer
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
4 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1904 that shows children playing in the surf at Coney Island. The kids act naturally as they splash and play in the water.

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What happens

Children in the Surf at Coney Island รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1904, girato da Billy Bitzer. Brevi filmati come questo, che ritraevano gruppi di bambini, furono da subito molto popolari, in Francia come negli Stati Uniti. I bambini (i cui nomi non sono accreditati) interpretano se stessi con molta naturalezza. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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