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Anna Held

Anna Held

  • 6.30
  • January 1901
  • 1 min

Stage star Anna Held (1872-1918) riffs on her once-famous scene from the comedy Papa's Wife (1899-1901) featuring a naif getting tipsy on her first champagne, in this "photographic interview", filmed in 68mm by Frederick S. Armitage. AM&B's Picture Catalogue of 1902 pitched it as "A stunning picture of the well-known actress in the drinking scene which made such a hit in Papa's Wife. The figure is shown in bust view, making the head very large and giving a clear view of the facial expressions of the beautiful artiste." The company said that both "make hits either in the Biograph [35mm projection service] or Mutoscope" [hand-cranked peep-show viewer].

  • Type:
    MOVIE
  • Country:
    US
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Release:
    May 1901
  • Production:
    American Mutoscope & Biograph
  • Cast:
    Anna Held