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Dickson experimental sound film

Experimental sound film made for Edison's kinetophone -- a combination of the kinetoscope and phonograph -- but apparently never distributed. This LC copy is silent. Features two men dancing to a violinist. Shows W. K. L. Dickson playing the violin before a large phonograph horn connected with an off-screen reader while two men dance together. Part of Dickson's sound-synchronization experiments.

Public domain — the Library of Congress knows of no copyright restrictions for this film. Source: Library of Congress, National Screening Room · archive record. Video streams straight from the archive; PatchTV does not host or relay it.