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An April Fool Joke
(1901) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by F.S. Armitage (Frederick S. Armitage). / © 11 June 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H32494]. Released [?] June? 1901. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot on 7 June 1901.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] Two boys place a brick under a hat. A magician comes along, makes a pass over the hat, and takes from it a quantity of jewelry and money, to the boys’ amazement. The magician then replaces the valuables under the hat and strolls on. The boys jump out to seize them, whereupon the hat explodes.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Hats - Trick films
Listing updated: 13 January 2025.
References: Niver-Early pp. 9-10 : Website-IMDb.
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