It is amazing to think that the invention of the motion picture camera was only six years ago when this film was made. It must have seemed very advanced to the average movie watcher. The special effects were realistic for that time frame even though they appear very corny to us today.
Thomas Edison was very proud of all his achievements and I am sure this was definitely one of his crown jewels. I wonder if he was even thinking about the longivity that this film may see.
Today it is one of the oldest motion pictures in existence. a time capsule as it were into early 20th century. The Library of Congress has it registered in their directory as a piece of cinematography.
On a lighter note, Edwin Porter made a parody of his film in 1905 called "The Little Train Robbery". The cast was made entirely of children. Interesting little fun fact.
I didnt know that it was in the library of congress, cool fact! Ill have to look into "the Little Train Robbery" sounds cute!
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