Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, produced and directed by Birt Acres for exhibition on Robert W. Paul's peep show Kinetoscopes, featuring one dog jumping through hoops and another dancing in a costume. The film was considered lost until footage from an 1896 Fairground Programme, originally shown in a portable booth at Hull Fair by Midlands photographer George Williams, donated to the National Fairground Archive was identified as being from this film.[1]
| Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs | |
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| Directed by | Birt Acres |
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| Cinematography | Birt Acres |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
Current status
Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.
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References
- "A brief History: A 1896 Fairground Programme - The George Williams Collection". Europa Film Treasures. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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