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A Rube Couple at a County Fair
(1904) United States of America
B&W : 540 feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 24 October 1904 by Thomas A. Edison [H52013]. Released November 1904. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot circa early October 1904 on-location at a state fair in Danbury, Connecticut.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Scene I—Driving into the Grounds. Scene II—Machinery department. Scene III—Getting weighed. Scene IV—On the Pike. Scene V—Looking at the big pumpkins. Scene VI—Cattle parade. Scene VII—Trotting race, with female jockeys. Scene VIII—Hurdle jumping, female riders. Scene IX—High school horse. Scene X—Slide for life. 540 ft. $81.00.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive (LC 2726), 35mm reference positive (FEB 9456)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 April 2024.
References: Website-AFI; Website-LoC.
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