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Blacksmith Scene

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (May 09, 1893)

Children | Drama | Family

USA | English | Black & White | 00:01

6.2

2,793

1 disc

Region 1

Filmed in April 1893 at Thomas Edison's New Jersey studios, the 30-second Blacksmithing Scene is the earliest known example of "actors" performing a role in a film. The three men shown were not blacksmiths, but rather Edison employees playing the parts of blacksmiths. Despite its brevity the film has a plot of sorts, as the men tire and take a brief break to drink some beer. — All Movie Guide

Cast

	Charles Kayser	Blacksmith
	John Ott	Assistant

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Director	William K.L. Dickson
Producer	Thomas A. Edison
Photography	William Heise