| Blacksmithing Scene | |
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 Screencap from Blacksmithing Scene | |
| Directed by | William K.L. Dickson |
| Starring | Charles Kayser John Ott |
| Cinematography | William Heise |
| Distributed by | Edison Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 34 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Blacksmith Scene (also known as Blacksmith Scene #1 and Blacksmithing Scene) is an 1893 American short black-and-white silent film directed by William K.L. Dickson, the Scottish-French inventor who, while under the employ of Thomas Edison, developed one of the first fully functional motion picture cameras. It is historically significant as the first Kinetoscope film shown in public exhibition on May 9, 1893, and is the earliest known example of actors performing a role in a film. It was also the first U.S. motion picture film ever copyrighted that same year.[1] 102 years later, in 1995, Blacksmithing Scene was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2] It is the second-oldest film included in the Registry, after Newark Athlete (1891).
- ^ "Scholar at the Library of Congress Identifies the First Motion Picture Ever Copyrighted". Library of Congress Newsroom. Library of Congress. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.