Inventor Edison Sketched by World Artist

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  • NR
  • 1896
  • 2 min
  • 4.8  (222)

When J. Stuart Blackton appeared before Thomas Edison's camera (either at a make-shift roof-top studio in New York City or at the Black Maria studio in New Jersey), he performed several lightning sketches in exchange for a donation from the Vitascope Company to the New York World's Sick Babies' Fund. The only one of these to survive was his lightning sketch of Edison. It became such a popular hit that it convinced Blackton and his partner, Albert E. Smith, to enter the motion picture business themselves, resulting in the founding of Vitagraph in 1897.

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Description
  • Release Date
    1896
  • MPAA Rating
    NR
  • Runtime
    2 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    4.8  (222)
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