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Phoebe Snow
Also known as [?] [The Road of Anthracite]?
(1906) United States of America
B&W : 400 feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Cast: Marie Murray [Phoebe Snow]
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / From an idea by Wendell P. Colton. Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 28 November 1905 by Thomas A. Edison [H69139, H69140, H69141]. Released March 1906. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Produced for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. Mr. Colton worked for the railroad company.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] The opening scene shows a section gang at work on the track. Suddenly an express train is seen rounding a curve in the background and the laborers leave the track as the train rushes past. The scene is beautifully mono-tinted, giving a most realistic effect to the escaping steam from the cylinders of the locomotive. The next scene shows Miss “Phoebe Snow” standing on the rear platform of a vestibule car and admiring the scenery as the train rushes through the beautiful Delaware Water Gap. Miss “Snow’s” personality and costume of immaculate white stand out in bold relief against a stereoscopic scenic background of unsurpassing beauty which is further enhanced by beautiful mono-tinting. The next scene shows “Phoebe” at lunch in a Pullman dining car. This scene was actually taken in a Pullman dining car with the train running sixty miles an hour and is a photographical feat in itself. The final scene shows the train arriving at the Delaware Water Gap. Miss “Snow” alights with the assistance of the porter and walks to the engine and heartily shakes the hand of the engineer who is oiling and inspecting the locomotive. A series of verses are interspersed through the picture adding greatly to the effectiveness of the different scenes.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 April 2024.
References: Ramsaye-Million p. ? : Website-AFI.
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