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Post by teleadm on Apr 8, 2017 12:49:18 GMT
While following threads here and there I have stumbles upon the name Mutoscope, I didn't know it was called Mutoscope, but I sure had seen them in old silent movies, usually a man waving a machine looking down into something and beeing very happy. If I understand it correctly it's actually still photos shown in select order, so it apperas that they are moving. and it was apparently a male thing at seaside resorts. Back in the days when men could be thrilled by seeing a female ancle. Put a penny in, and you can wave that machine and see thrills like: A man feeding a dog, a woman taking of her clothes, Camel riding in Morrocco, a seal getting fed, and the by today's eyes bizzar.A chineman getting beheded Anyone here owns or have used or wanna own a Mutoscope?  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 8, 2017 15:34:09 GMT
While following threads here and there I have stumbles upon the name Mutoscope, I didn't know it was called Mutoscope, but I sure had seen them in old silent movies, usually a man waving a machine looking down into something and beeing very happy. If I understand it correctly it's actually still photos shown in select order, so it apperas that they are moving. and it was apparently a male thing at seaside resorts. Back in the days when men could be thrilled by seeing a female ancle. Put a penny in, and you can wave that machine and see thrills like: A man feeding a dog, a woman taking of her clothes, Camel riding in Morrocco, a seal getting fed, and the by today's eyes bizzar.A chineman getting beheded Anyone here owns or have used or wanna own a Mutoscope? Yes, each frame - or photo - is printed on a card, a series of which are mounted on a mechanism that looks very much like a Rolodex. There used to be several in one of the establishments on Disneyland's turn-of-the-century Main Street (for all I know, there still are, but it's been 40 years since I've been there). If memory serves, the sequences they displayed lasted no more than a minute, but I loved 'em. Would I get called pedantic - or worse, annoying - if I pointed out that motion pictures are themselves "still photos shown in select order?" Well, don't mind me. I get like that on Saturday morning. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 8, 2017 15:38:19 GMT
I do wonder if I can view some Mutoscopes on YouTube, particularly those listed on IMDb (I have a policy of rating everything I watch on IMDb. I even rate talk show episodes and stuff like that). |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 8, 2017 18:14:34 GMT
Don't say this titles wouldn't thrill you:
Trout Fishing at Rangeley Lakes
A Man opens a wine bottle
A Society Pianist
A Rat Trap Success
The Athletic Typewriter
The Adjustable Chair
and the big hit "Rooms for Gentlemen Only"
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 8, 2017 18:46:48 GMT
Don't say this titles wouldn't thrill you: Trout Fishing at Rangeley Lakes A Man opens a wine bottle A Society Pianist A Rat Trap Success The Athletic Typewriter The Adjustable Chair and the big hit "Rooms for Gentlemen Only" I love simple short films depicting life in the early 20th century. I've gotten more enjoyment from a 60-second 1902 actuality short, than I have from some of the Criterion Collection films. |
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Post by teleadm on Apr 8, 2017 18:54:31 GMT
I love simple short films depicting life in the early 20th century. I've gotten more enjoyment from a 60-second 1902 actuality short, than I have from some of the Criterion Collection films. They somwhow showed the world how it was in a minure |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 9, 2017 3:44:08 GMT
teleadmThere used to be those machines at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. They were great fun to look into. As a little kid, I had to stand on the little step stool provided for the height-challenged. They were operated by a crank and my dad had to turn the crank for me. At the time I had no idea that I was looking at a part of cinema history or that these machines were, by the time I was enjoying them, antiques. Now I know why there were some he wouldn't let me see. Somewhere in the treasure trove, I have a small "flip book" of a short scene from "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court". It came as a premium in some product or other. The rubber band holding the cards together no doubt needs replacing by now. That flip book is pretty much what they showed in the Mutoscopes only smaller, shorter in length and operated by thumb, not crank. THANKS for reminding me of the fun I had spending my money I got from returning soda bottles found on the beach (yes, like Joey in "The Little Fugitive")
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