Owned by
Sorrell, Maurice, American, 1914 - 1998
Created by
Keystone Studios, American, 1912 - 1935
Subject of
Chaplin, Charlie, English, 1889 - 1977
Date
1925-1935
Medium
16mm Film (a): acetate film;
Reel (b): plastic;
Film Can (c): metal
Dimensions
Duration: 1.5 Minutes
Film Length: 50 Feet
Caption
This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by Maurice Sorrell between 1945 and 1975. The collection features travel footage, family outings, gatherings with family and friends, and short commercial films.
Description
Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c).
2016.95.6.1a: 16mm film. Charlie Chaplin stars in this short Keystone film titled “Mighty Hunter”. In this film, Charlie Chaplin and another man dressed in caveman attire hunt and vie for a woman’s attention.
2016.95.6.1b: Original film reel.
Collection title
Maurice Sorrell Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
motion pictures (information artifacts)
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Entertainers
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bonita F. Bing & The Late Blanche Beatrice Sorrell
Object number
2016.95.6.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c6310b60-1022-413b-9476-2e1a84ce6864

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