| The Barbershop | |
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| Directed by | William K.L. Dickson and William Heise |
| Production company | Edison Manufacturing Company |
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| Running time | 22 seconds |
The Barbershop is an 1894 American short narrative silent film directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. It was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company at the Black Maria Studio, in West Orange, New Jersey. The film was one of the first created for the Kinetoscope.
Plot
In a barbershop, a barber gives a man an incredibly fast shave as two other men sit on each side of the chair.
References
- Mannoni, Laurent; Crangle, Richard (1 January 2000). The great art of light and shadow: archaeology of the cinema. University of Exeter Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-85989-567-5.
External links
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- 1894 films
- 1894 short films
- 1890s American films
- 1890s English-language films
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- Films directed by William Kennedy Dickson
- Films directed by William Heise
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