Passaic Falls, New Jersey
Also known as Paterson Falls in the USA
(1896) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by James H. White
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Cinematography by William Heise. / No copyright registration. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot before mid-July 1896 in Paterson, New Jersey. Musser control number 183. [?] Musser-Edison p. 219 notes that a similar film was produced by the International Film Company, and was marketed under the title Passaic Falls, and Edison film as Paterson Falls, and that it is possible that it is the International Film Company production that has survived.
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: [Catalogue, F.Z. Maguire & Company, (March 1898), page 30] A beautiful picture of the Paterson Falls, on the Passaic River. One of the best subjects we offer.
Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive; in the Library of Congress film archive (Gordon Hendricks collection); and in the Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film archive (Ray Phillips collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: New Jersey: Paterson: Passaic Falls
Listing updated: 25 April 2015.
References: Musser-Edison p. 219; Musser-Emerge p. 120.
Home video: DVD.
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