A Scrap in Black and White
About A Scrap in Black and White
A Black boy and a white boy box in a ring. They fight until both drop in the center. The referee counts them out, and the seconds dump buckets of water on them.
More about A Scrap in Black and White
Edison released the film in July 1903 and distributed it. Thomas A. Edison copyrighted it on 8 July 1903 (H33295). AFI gives the length as 100 feet. A. C. Abadie is credited as cameraman. The synopsis on the AFI record is the Edison catalog summary.
Themes
Look
A. C. Abadie photographed the 100-foot Edison subject.
Music
Silent.
Notes
- The New York Clipper of 25 July 1903, page 524, is among AFI’s source citations.
- One hundred feet is the length AFI records.
- No actors are named.
Scenes
- Both boys fall in the center of the ring and the seconds empty buckets over them.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-a-scrap-in-black-and-white)