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The Big Swallow (AKA: A Photographic Contortion) is a 1901 British silent comic trick film, directed by James Williamson, featuring a man, irritated by the presence of a photographer, who solves his dilemma by swallowing him and his camera whole.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 10 relations: Comedy film, George Albert Smith (filmmaker), Grandma's Reading Glass, James Williamson (film pioneer), Screenonline, Silent film, Spiders on a Web, Surrealism, Trick film, United Kingdom.

  2. 1900s film stubs
  3. 1901 comedy films
  4. 1901 short films
  5. Films directed by James Williamson (film pioneer)

Comedy film

Comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor.

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George Albert Smith (filmmaker)

George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul.

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Grandma's Reading Glass

Grandma's Reading Glass is a 1900 British silent trick film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a young boy who borrows a huge magnifying glass to focus on various objects. The Big Swallow and Grandma's Reading Glass are British silent short films and trick films.

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James Williamson (film pioneer)

James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul.

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Screenonline

Screenonline is a website about the history of British film, television and social history as documented by film and television.

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Silent film

A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue).

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Spiders on a Web

Spiders on a Web is a 1900 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a single shot close-up of two spiders trapped in an enclosure (not on a web as indicated in the title). The Big Swallow and spiders on a Web are 1900s film stubs, British silent short films and silent British film stubs.

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Surrealism

Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas.

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Trick film

In the early history of cinema, trick films were short silent films designed to feature innovative special effects. The Big Swallow and trick film are trick films.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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See also

1900s film stubs

1901 comedy films

1901 short films

Films directed by James Williamson (film pioneer)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Swallow