American Mutoscope & Biograph Company films (100+) vintage glass plate camera negatives. ...

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American Mutoscope & Biograph Company films (100+) vintage glass plate camera negatives. (ca. 1900s-1910s) Collection of vintage (100+) glass plate 5 x 7 in. camera negatives, most original, of scenes from films by the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, prolific producers of early short subject motion pictures. Including images from comedies, dramas, and thrillers featuring robberies, sultry showgirls, backstage hijinx, unlikely romance, prize fights, athletes, sportsmen, card sharks, crime, punishment and the assorted spectacle that made Biograph one of the biggest names in show business. Featuring cinema icon D.W. Griffith, actor and Biograph mainstay Alan Hale Sr., body builder Al Treloar, and many others. American Mutoscope & Biograph Company served as an artistic outlet and avenue to stardom for many legendary performers and filmmakers, including D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Harron, Florence Auer, Robert G. Vignola, Blanche Sweet, Harry Carey, Mabel Normand, and Dorothy Davenport. In 1910, Biograph became the first company to shoot a film in Hollywood-D.W. Griffith's In Old California-establishing the sleepy Los Angeles village as the international capital of cinema. Exhibiting some chipping, scuffing, and emulsion loss. In vintage good to very good condition. Special shipping arrangements will apply.

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