Love by the Light of the Moon

Love by the Light of the Moon
Directed byEdwin S. Porter
Distributed byEdison Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • March 16, 1901 (1901-03-16)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film

Love by the Light of the Moon is a 1901 film by Edwin S. Porter, produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company.[1] It mixes animation and live action and predates the man in the Moon theme of the 1902 French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès. The animation is provided by projected slides showing the Moon's different faces.[2]

  1. ^ a b Niver, Kemp R. (1985). Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. p. 189. ISBN 0-8444-0463-2. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ Niver, Kemp R. (1968). The First Twenty Years: A Segment of Film History. Locare Research Group. p. 18. Retrieved 1 February 2024.