1891 - Newark Athlete (Fragment 02)

A young man stands before the camera holding a club in each hand, horizontal to the ground. He raises the heads of the two clubs in unison, by rotating the clubs without lifting his arms. The film then shows the same footage over again, at different speeds.

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Entertainment

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• first
• movie
• film
• cinema
• early
• history
• classic
• masterpiece
• silent
• reel
• mute
• motion
• picture

[loetzfan]

Interesting. Did all men have ginormous camel toes back then?

[Karencorpse]

I like looking at this ancient movie and the world then.

[Haristiro]

u can't dislikes this. :S

idiots!

[Chris09181972]

At this point, Edison decides to no longer record with a potato - Mangina! Was that a young Kevin Bacon? He IS in everything!

[grape512]

@TheEmpowered787 It's an important part of early film history. Things like this eventually helped lead to entertainment we all watch today.

[Djdjin]

He's so strong he has a mangania!!!

[TheReaping999]

@TheEmpowered787

Sentimental value, my friend, believe in it.

[Fennoscandie]

that was better than Rob Schneider's "Animal" movie

[cosmati75]

Fascinating. This must have been some of the first images captured since Edison invented the film camera in 1891. Its amazing to think how mind blowing this invention must have been for people back then, in the same way cell phones or computers nowadays. Without this movie we would not be watching YouTube!

[TheEmpowered787]

Why the hell is this worth preserving??? It's junk!

[cro44magnum]

If there is any doubt in your mind that this kid from Newark is an athlete, then you need to get your eyes checked. He could move those salad forks like it was nobody's business.