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Watermelon Contest
Also known as [Watermelon Eating Contest]
(1896) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: [two men eating watermelon].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / [?] Same film as Watermelon Contest (1900)?

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Watermelons

Listing updated: 25 January 2009.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 130, 131.

Home video: DVD.

 
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