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[Amateur Gymnast, no. 1]
Also known as [Unsuccessful Somersault]
(1894) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson

Cast: [?] ? [the gymnast].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by William Heise. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot before mid-March 1894 in the Edison Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Musser control number 22.

Performance: Sports: Gynastics.

Synopsis: A young New Jersey gymnast unsuccessfully attempts to perform a backward somersault.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Gymnasts

Listing updated: 23 August 2023.

References: Musser-Edison p. 89 : Website-IMDb.