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Blackton Sketches, No. 2
(1896) United States of America
B&W : 150 feet
Directed by [?] James H. White and/or William Heise?

Cast: J. Stuart Blackton [himself].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Raff & Gammon? / Cinematography by William Heise. / Released September 1896. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production is thought to have shot on the rooftop at Raff & Gammon’s offices on West 28th Street in New York, New York, in either July or August 1896.

Performance: Sketching.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 14 October 2023.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 120, 121, 598 : Website-IMDb.