1924 RCA Film: Riding the Waves of Radio | 16mm Scan
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We do not have Part 1, unfortunately; which sets up Rip being woken up and such. The silent (soundtrack added) film follows a cartoon Rip Van Winkle and the 'Spirit of Radio', who ride the radio waves to New York and hear all the different programs, be it a football game or a religious broadcast.
This 16mm print date code is 1925. While the Pathescope "25 years of cinema supremacy" would indicate 1922 original release, the shot at 5:58 is the 1924 DNC; meaning it was released in 1924 or 1925. Upon further research I believe the proper title to be "The Re-awakening of Rip Van Winkle". https://archive.org/details/1000onethebluebo00unse_0/page/52/mode/2up?q=pathescope+rip+van+winkle
An old Library of Congress page mentions them having a (partial?) copy on same reel as Fleischer's "NOW YOU'RE TALKING". After mentions of Fleischer's art and looking into it more, I think it probably wasn't done by them.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230331042958/https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/findaid/animate.html
'Travel Film Archives' has a video with much of "Part 1" but lacking other sections.
https://www.travelfilmarchive.com/item.php?id=13055
*Please contact regarding usage*
Put in a lot of corrections. Film was quite shrunken/warped throughout and with damage to the film base. Did deflickering and multiple levels of stabilization to try and clear it up, along with other adjustments.
This 16mm print date code is 1925. While the Pathescope "25 years of cinema supremacy" would indicate 1922 original release, the shot at 5:58 is the 1924 DNC; meaning it was released in 1924 or 1925. Upon further research I believe the proper title to be "The Re-awakening of Rip Van Winkle". https://archive.org/details/1000onethebluebo00unse_0/page/52/mode/2up?q=pathescope+rip+van+winkle
An old Library of Congress page mentions them having a (partial?) copy on same reel as Fleischer's "NOW YOU'RE TALKING". After mentions of Fleischer's art and looking into it more, I think it probably wasn't done by them.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230331042958/https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/findaid/animate.html
'Travel Film Archives' has a video with much of "Part 1" but lacking other sections.
https://www.travelfilmarchive.com/item.php?id=13055
*Please contact regarding usage*
Put in a lot of corrections. Film was quite shrunken/warped throughout and with damage to the film base. Did deflickering and multiple levels of stabilization to try and clear it up, along with other adjustments.
Sources
- YouTube channel: 16mm Time Machine · video ↗ — title, description, video
Record added 2026-06-22 20:21:42