24 December 1896 Factual 1 mins
American Falls, from Incline R.R. (1896) is a brief silent actuality directed by James H. White and produced by Thomas A. Edison. Filmed from a tourist-friendly incline railway in early December 1896, it presents a striking view of the American Falls at Niagara Falls in crisp detail—part of Edison’s “New Niagara Falls” travelogue series.
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United States 24 December 1896
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1896:
22 September 1896
Three men are chopping and transporting firewood, among passers-by, on a square in Lausanne.
01 January 1896
“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.
30 August 1896
Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.
14 January 1896
The short film is just a shot of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race. However, it is extremely important because, filmed on March 30 1895, it is the earliest film from Great Britain.
01 January 1896
A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is prohibited.
15 June 1896
The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors slides down the chute.
02 October 1896
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1896 Edison Manufacturing Company.
