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            Getting Evidence, Showing the Trials 
            and Tribulations of a 
            Private Detective 
            (1906) United States of America 
            B&W : One reel / 930 feet 
            Directed by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon
            Cast: (unknown) 
            Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 8 October 1906 by Thomas A. Edison [H83561, H83562, H83563, H83564, H83565, H83566, H83567, H83568, H83569, H83570, H83571, H83572]. Released October 1906. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 20-24 September 1906. 
            Comedy. 
            Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [35mm positive]. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Keywords: Accidents - African-Americans - Animals: Dogs - Beaches - Blackface - Boats - Chases - Crutches - Disguises - Hammocks - Impersonation - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Photography: Cameras (Still): Flashes - Seltzer bottles - Sports: Golf: Caddies, Golf clubs, Golf courses - Swimsuits - Tobacco: Cirgarettes - Transportation: Automobiles - Waiters - Water - Wheelbarrows 
            Listing updated: 23 April 2025. 
            References: Film viewing : Leyda-Before pp. 43, 47, 77, 82, 126 : Website-AFI. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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