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The Black Diamond Express
Also known as The Black Diamond Express, no. 1 in the USA
(1896) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by James H. White and William Heise

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Raff & Gammon? / Cinematography by James H. White and William Heise. / © 12 December 1896 by Edison Manufacturing Company. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot near Wysox, Pennsylvannia, on 1 December 1896. Made to compete against American Mutoscope’s The Empire State Express (1896).

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: Print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Locomotives - Railroad tracks - Transportation: Trains - Train tracks - USA: Pennsylvania: Wysox

Listing updated: 6 May 2012.

References: Film viewing : Altman-Sound pp. 87, 90; Bardèche-History p. 30; Bohn-Light pp. 11, 17; Leyda-Before pp. 18, 65; Magliozzi-Treasures n. 3661; Musser-Emerge pp. 164, 178, 598; Niver-First pp. 22, 23; Ramsaye-Million p. 245; Slide-BigV p. 7; Tarbox-Lost p. 43.

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