Photograph of the gordon sisters, who appear in gordon sisters boxing. The exhibition is very lively from start to finish. I like to experiment with adding audio tracks to silent films. This fatty arbuckle short feature is a historical treasure in that it was the first film appearance of the great buster keaton, and it has some decent slapstick too. During the last part of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th, the gordon sisters were a well known vaudeville act. In 1901 and 1902, the edison company was a busy place. The gordon sisters boxing is an american short blackandwhite silent film directed by thomas a. The film continues to screen at various times in canada. First up is shadowboxers by filmmaker katya bankowsky. This is second part of collection of short film created by the edison manufacturing co.
Two women boxing gordon sisters via thomas edison in 1901. The 50 best boxing movies of all time paste paste magazine. Before movies could talk, there were endless opportunities for those who had talent to make a. The women were advertised as champion lady boxers and had a boxing vaudeville act for several years. They are engaged in a hot and heavy oneround sparring exhibition, which. Inspired by the 1901 thomas edison film, gordon sisters boxing, the video pays homage to early photographic and cinematic studies of the human body in motion, while humorously recreating the spectacle of victorian women engaged in unfeminine athletic performance. Complete with bios,filmographies and movies to watch. The gordon sisters boxing, movie from 1901 edison manufacturing company. Humorous vintage photos of women boxing in skirts and blouses vintage photos women, photos of. Okay, ill get off the soapbox and show you a short from one of the thousands shot by the thomas edison company in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Posts about gordon sisters boxing written by girlboxing. These included several comedies, trick films and few short narratives as well.
Bessie and minnie in 1901, and bessie and alice in 1903. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the the gordon sisters boxing article. The boxing gordon sisters, a short silent film by thomas edison in 1901 source. This season features some of the best examples of films produced by the edison company in 1901 and 1902. It is one of the earliest female boxing movies in existence. Click on to see one of edisons first moving pictures. Their act consisted of a staged boxing match, and also featured fancy bag punching thomas edison capatured a piece of their stage act. American variety stage about these motion pictures. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1901 films for convenience, all 1901 films should be included in this category. I can dream, cant i andrews sisters with gordon jenkins. This includes all 1901 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Thanks for sharing your work, im going to have lots of fun playing with this clip cheers. The sisters mentioned in the title go headtohead for this ninety second film. The gordon sisters boxing 1901 short filmdocumentary.
This novelty film of the boxing gordon sisters was shot on may 6, 1901. Other films made during this period consisted of vaudeville acts, comedies, and actualities. Information from its description page there is shown below. Edisons film catalogue describes the film as follows. I love what youve done with the edison footage think hed be spinning in his grave with excitement to see how far weve come with the medium of film and the whole digital age. Two young women step in front of this scenario, one in. Gordon sisters boxing summary two women on a stage approach from either side of the painted backdrop of a garden and engage in a boxing match. Topics early film making, silent films, black and white shorts. It has been asked in another thread about the gordon sisters. This is thomas edison, henry ford, and francis jehl on october 21, 1929. A park, with marble entrance and walk, and beautiful trees and shrubbery, make a very pleasing background.
Search metadata search text contents search tv news captions search archived web sites search text contents search tv news captions search archived web sites. The scene is a theatre stage with a painted panorama of french garden, with a central alley between lawns, with a couple of marble steps and balcony in front, and a line of trees in the background. The answer to both is a big no but at the same time theres something entertaining about seeing these two. Videos from edison manufacturing wikimedia commons. To download the film for future viewing, be sure to set your browser to the load to disk or retrieve to disk option. Both the boxing gloves and the hits exchanged between the women seem genuine. Com 3332 chapter 11 cinematography flashcards quizlet. Film from the paper print collection of the library of congress. Two women boxing gordon sisters via thomas edison in. The gordon sisters boxing 1901 short film documentary. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The 49minute documentary from 1999 followed the early career of boxer lucia rijker.
Some of this movies are already on internet archive, but i thought it would be great have them all in one place. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The sisters performing in this film are most likely bessie and minnie, given a photo of the two. The gordon sisters boxing 1901 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Manila the row for the speakership post at the house of representatives for the 18th congress has hogged headlines with president rodrigo jul 17 2019. One woman wears a modest white dress with long sleeves and a skirt to midcalf, dark stockings, and laced boots. Here we depict two female pugilists that are really clever.
It cost a dollar, and we could see two films and a short. Two sets of gordon sisters advertised their bag punching and boxing act in the new york clipper. Thomas edison patented the invention of the kinetoscope. Two young women step in front of this scenario, one in black, and the other in white kneelength skirts and sleeveless shirts. Thomas edisons brief east coast monopoly on the movie. Media in category videos from edison manufacturing the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. The gordon sisters traveled the east coast in a boxing exhibition show beginning in. Other film selections feature acts that were described in advertisements or short articles in the new york clipper. Saturday afternoon at the boxing movies when i was a kid, we used to go to the movies on saturday afternoon. The sisters performing in this film are most likely bessie and minnie, given a photo of the two that ran in the 111502 issue of the clipper. What the documentary does best, is remind us just how fabulous womens boxing truly isand of the immense pride and dedication female boxers bring every time they put on the gloves.
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