The Barbershop Explained

The Barbershop
Director:William K.L. Dickson and William Heise
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Runtime: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.[1]

Plot

In a barbershop, a barber gives a man an incredibly fast shave as two other men sit on each side of the chair.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mannoni. Laurent. Crangle. Richard. The great art of light and shadow: archaeology of the cinema. 1 January 2000. University of Exeter Press. 978-0-85989-567-5. 406.