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Ambulance at the Accident
(1897) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by William Heise
Cast: John Tierney [the victim]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 25 October 1897 by Thomas A. Edison [60592]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on 8 October 1897 in Orange, New Jersey. The film was probably intended to be shown after Ambulance Call (1897). Musser control number 426.
Drama.
Synopsis: [Catalogue, F.Z. Maguire & Company, (March 1898), page 42] Shows the injured man lying in the fender of a trolley car, with the usual curious crowd held in check by two policemen. The ambulance drives up, the stretcher is taken out and put in position. The injured man is placed upon it, then lifted into the ambulance and driven to the hospital. A realistic scene, and is sharp, clear and life size.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Accidents - Ambulances - Animals: Horses - Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen - Street scenes - Transportation: Street cars - USA: New Jersey: Orange
Listing updated: 29 March 2010.
References: Musser-Edison pp. 351-352; Niver-Early p. 6.
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