USA, 1900
25 feet, 50.90 metres
68mm film, black and white
silent
An American fantasy film. Filming took place on 30 August 1900.
Plot Summary
In a Chinese laundry, one worker pulls the head of a colleague so hard that his neck extends across the full width of the screen before springing back into place.
Credits
Crew
American Mutoscope and Biograph
Photography: Arthur Marvin
Studio: New York City, New York, USA
References
Books
- Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912 by Kemp R. Niver, edited by Bebe Bergsten p.22
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.64 – credits
- Screening Asian Americans edited by Peter X. Feng pp.21-52 – article (Filming “Chinatown”: Fake Visions, Bodily Transformations by Sabine Haenni)
