USA, 1901
22.86 metres
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American fantasy film.
Plot Summary
The owners of a sausage mill have a constant stream of visitors bringing dogs, cats and other animals for their sausage machine. A Chinese visitor is thrown into the machine where he is ground up and emerges as a long string of rats instead of sausages.
Credits
Crew
Edison Manufacturing Company
Photography: Edwin S. Porter
References
Books
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.22
- Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912 by Kemp R. Niver, edited by Bebe Bergsten pp.37; 119
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.154 – credits
- The Reference Guide to Science Fiction Films Volume 1 by A.W. Strickland and Forrest J. Ackerman p.5 – credits, synopsis
