USA, 1900
18.29 metres
black and white
silent
An American fantasy film directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Plot Summary
A professor and Mephisto show off their respective powers using a young woman in a swing as their subject. The woman vanishes, is duplicated and is finally joined on the swing by a skeleton.
Credits
Crew
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Edison
Links
Extracts included in
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
References
Books
- Edison Motion Pictures 1890-1900: An Annotated Filmography by Charles Musser pp.584-585 – illustrated note
- Horror in Silent Films by Roy Kinnard p.13
- Motion Pictures from the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912 by Kemp R. Niver, edited by Bebe Bergsten p.348
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.326 – credits
