by Simmon, Scott; Marks, Martin Miller; Fishburne, Laurence; Griffith, D. W; Franklin, Chester M; Bunny, John; Tatum, Reese; United States. War Department; National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.)
VHS / 2000

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TitleTreasures from American film archives 50 preserved films
Item typeVHS
Alternate title
  • Fifty preserved films
  • 50 preserved films
Author(s)
  • Simmon, Scott
  • Marks, Martin Miller
  • Fishburne, Laurence
  • Griffith, D. W
  • Franklin, Chester M
  • Bunny, John
  • Tatum, Reese
ImprintSan Francisco, Calif. National Film Preservation Foundation, 2000
ISBN061511556X
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • The accompanying book titled Preserved: 50 treasures from American film archives by Scott Simmon, contains details about the contents of each disc, including a summary of each film, history and preservation information and bibliographic references.
  • "Audiences associate American film with Hollywood studio productions. This anthology however celebrates other types of early films including documentaries, newsreels, avant- garde and independent works, amateur and home movies, animated and industrial films, and silent movies from the earliest years of motion pictures." -- Text.
  • Paper print copyright deposits (7 min.): Star theatre (1901), Move on (1903), Dog factory (1904) -- The Lonedale operator / directed by D. W. Griffith (1911, 17 min.) -- Her crowning glory (1911, 14 min.) -- The toll of the sea / directed by Chester M. Franklin (1922, 54 min.) -- From Accuracy first (ca. 1928, 5 min.) -- From West Virginia documentaries (9 min.): West Virginia, the state beautiful (1929), One-room schoolhouses (ca. 1935) -- From Early amateur sound film (1936-37, 4 min.) -- Composition 1 (Themis) (1940, 4 min.) -- The Battle of San Pietro / U.S. War Dept. (1945, 33 min.) -- Negro Leagues baseball (1946, 8 min.) -- Battery film (1985, 9 min.)
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
  • Technical director, Michael Friend ; narrator for "About the Archives", Laurence Fishburne.
Physical description1 videodisc (ca. 164 min.) : si., sd., b&w, col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (137 p.)

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2000
Author: 
Simmon, ScottMarks, Martin MillerFishburne, LaurenceGriffith, D. WFranklin, Chester MBunny, JohnTatum, Reese
Publisher: 
National Film Preservation Foundation
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