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May Irwin and John Rice kiss, early Edison film, 1896

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BOF1078148
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May Irwin and John Rice kiss, early Edison film, 1896
Date
1896 AD (C19th AD)
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Original caption: "By May Irwin and John Rice. They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss and kiss and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time." According to Edison film historian C. Musser, the actors staged their kiss for the camera at the request of the New York world newspaper, and the resulting film was the most popular Edison Vitascope film in 1896.

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19th century / kiss / USA / North America / America (continent) / New York (city) / New York (state) / nineteenth century / 1890s / unusual / humour / 2 people / mustache / new york city / love / early film / film beginnings / courting / lovers / moustache / togetherness / north america / 19th century / kiss / turn of the century / humor / funny / couple / motion picture / black and white / footage / two people / kissing / romance / silent / 1896 / usa / thomas edison / c19 / video / clip
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Largest available format 720 × 576 px 106 MB
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