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A Ballroom Tragedy
(1905) United States of America
B&W : 52 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 22 June 1905 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H62508]. Released June 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at the Biograph studios in New York, New York, on 14 June 1905.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] The scene shows the hall of a private residence with the dance progressing in the distant parlors. A young couple are seen quarreling, and the young man discards his fiancee for another fair charmer. The rejected girl goes away in a rage, but returns just in time to witness a scene between her lover and her rival. Infuriated at the sight she draws a stiletto from her gown and stabs the unfortunate girl who has usurped her place. // Additional synopsis available in Niver-Early p. 22.
Survival status: Prints exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive, 16mm reduction preservation negative, 16mm reduction preservation positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Crime: Murder - Death: Murder - Jealousy - Weapons: Knives
Listing updated: 29 April 2010.
References: Film viewing : Niver-Early p. 22 : Website-AFI.
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