10 Early Videos of Coney Island on DVD

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• Coney Island, USA
  • An impressionistic view of a day in the life of Coney Island from the desertion in the early morning to the hysteria at midnight. Commentary by Henry Morgan. Run time: 21:00 Audio/Visual: sound/color
• Shooting the chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island / American Mutoscope & Biograph Company.
  • The camera was positioned to view the shoot-the-chutes concession from the best location. A special added attraction for the entertainment of the spectators is a man in a swimming suit who rides down the shoot-the-chutes on one ski.(Silent) Time 0:01:32
• Shooting the chutes / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.
  • From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A lively scene on the famous water chutes at Coney Island. (Silent) Time 0:00:26
• Rube and Mandy at Coney Island / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer and camera, Edwin S. Porter.
  • 3 Parts: From Edison films catalog: The first scene shows this country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase, rope bridge, riding the bulls and the "Down and Out." The scene then changes to a panorama of Luna Park, and we find Rube and Mandy doing stunts on the rattan slide, riding on the miniature railway, shooting the chutes, riding the boats in the old mill, and visiting Professor Wormwood's Monkey theatre. They next appear on the Bowery, where we find them with the fortune tellers, striking the punching machine, and winding up with the frankfurter man. The climax shows a bust view of Rube and Mandy eating frankfurters. Interesting not only for its humorous features, but also for its excellent views of Coney Island and Luna Park. Part 1 (Silent) Time 0:04:01 , Part 2 (Silent) Time 0:03:55 , Part 3 (Silent) Time 0:04:23
  
• Children in the surf, Coney Island / American Mutoscope & Biograph Company.
  • Seven small children can be seen from the low angle camera position; the camera is pointed out to sea. The children are holding hands and wading in the surf. Beyond them can be seen three adults. At the end of the film, there is only one child in a white bathing costume holding a sailboat. Beyond the child toward the ocean is a large sailing craft. (Silent) Time 0:03:40
• Racing at Sheepshead Bay / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, James White.
  • From Edison films catalog: The finish and weighing out of a running race with nine starters. Won by famous Clifford, Sloane up. (Silent) Time 0:00:28
• Title: Amateur film: Wathen collection: Greenwich Village, New York Snowstorm, and Coney Island
  • Amateur film made in Manhattan, New York City during World War II, showing a Greenwich Village street art exhibition, springtime at Coney Island, and Greenwich Village stilled by a snowstorm.
  • Producer: Unknown
  • Audio/Visual: Silent - Run time: 14:46
  • Creative Commons license: Public Domain
• Title: Coney Island ca. 1940s
  • The great amusement zone in its heyday.
  • Producer: Unknown
  • Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W Run time: 9:19
  • Creative Commons license: Public Domain
  • Total over 9:00 Min. of Mpeg files

• Total Time 62:34 min

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