Film Firsts, Part 2 (1959)

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Paul Killiam

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Film Firsts Part 2 (1959)Includes classic silent films and footage of some of film's firsts, including the first cartoon, the first Tarzan, and excerpts from "cliffhanger" serials from 1914-1929.First animated cartoon (1909); use of life-sized models and miniaturization in horrorfilms; introduction of the “business tycoon''and social criticism; symbolic freeze of ac-tion; table-top photography; double expo-sure and mirrors for special effects; under-water photography (1917); censorship andsex tragedy (1893 and 1909); first Tarzanmovie (1918); unmanned missiles, aerialbombing and tanks from a 1910 war film;Betty Blythe's She; epic fistfight from theoriginal The Spoilers. From the History of theMotion Picture series.See also Film Firsts, Part 1

Complete Record: Film Firsts Part 2 (1959) Includes classic silent films and footage of some of film's firsts, including the first cartoon, the first Tarzan, and excerpts from "cliffhanger" serials from 1914-1929. First animated cartoon (1909); use of life- sized models and miniaturization in horror films; introduction of the “business tycoon'' and social criticism; symbolic freeze of ac- tion; table-top photography; double expo- sure and mirrors for special effects; under- water photography (1917); censorship and sex tragedy (1893 and 1909); first Tarzan movie (1918); unmanned missiles, aerial bombing and tanks from a 1910 war film; Betty Blythe's She; epic fistfight from the original The Spoilers. From the History of the Motion Picture series. See also Film Firsts, Part 1