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Baby Playing in Gutter
(1902) United States of America
B&W : 254 feet
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 5 September 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H21509]. Released July 1902. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The film was shot on 7 July 1902.

Documentary: Actuality.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] A two year old youngster playing with a spoon and some empty boxes in a sand-pile.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children - Paper bags - Shovels

Listing updated: 10 March 2010.

References: Niver-Early p. 20 : Website-AFI.