Pillow Fight

SUMMARY
From F.M. Prescott catalog: A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the action the pillows become torn, and the feathers fly over their heads and about the room in great numbers, producing with the white dresses and the black background a novel effect. Sharp, full of action, and popular in character. 50 feet only. Price, $15.00.

From Edison films catalog: Four young ladies, in their nightgowns, are having a romp. One of the pillows gets torn, and the feathers fly all over the room. 45 feet. $6.75.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 24May1897; 31242.

Camera, William Heise.

Filmed ca. May 1897, in Edison's Black Maria studio.

SUBJECTS
Girls--United States--Social life and customs--Drama.
Games for girls--United States--Drama.
Play--United States--Drama.
Amusements--United States--Drama.
Pillows--United States.
Nightgowns--United States.
Beds--United States.
Comedy

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
AFI/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
edmp.4054 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4054

Category:

Film & Animation

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• congress
• edison
• silent
• paperprint
• short
• film
• girls
• comedy