More treasures from American film archives, 1894-1931 : 50 films. Program 2 /

Program 2 of an anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-gar...

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Corporate Authors: National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Simmon, Scott, Marks, Martin Miller
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: United States : Image Entertainment, 2004.
Edition:Digitally mastered versions with newly recorded musical scores.
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Summary:Program 2 of an anthology of films from American film archives. In addition to rare silent-era features, includes cartoons and animation, documentaries and newsreels, earliest American movies, pioneering sound and color experiments, serial episodes, trailers for lost films, advertisements, avant-garde shorts, ethnographic footage, films of ethnic communities, and other film types invented during the first four decades of the motion picture. 3 part set contains 50 films followed by six previews for lost features and serials and over 500 interactive screens about the films and music.
Item Description:Films are from five major film archives: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Accompanying book (208 p.) contains full credits, essays by the curators, over 60 illustrations, and indexes.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (ca. 191 min.) : si and sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (208 p.)
Format:DVD.
ISBN:0974709913