How Jones Lost His Roll
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How Jones Lost His Roll is a 1905 silent short comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter. The movie was popular for its clever use of animated title cards — the first example of stop-motion animation in
How jones lost his roll
An example of the stop-motion titles, spelling out "He proposed a friendly game of cards".
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend is a 1906 silent trick film directed by Edwin S. Porter for Edison Manufacturing Company. It is a seven-minute live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rare
How Jones Lost His Roll
…Dog, Coney Island at Night, and Everybody Works but Father. In 1906, Porter used stop-motion to animate shoes and furniture that move by themselves in Dream of a Rarebit Fiend, and in 1907, he made his last animated film, The 'Teddy' Bears. Edison's promotional materials announced…
The January 28, 1905, Dream of the Rarebit Fiend comic strip upon which the film was based