The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)

Overview

Georgetown, 1901. A silver-mining town at 8,500 feet near the crest of the Rockies. Hooked somehow to the rear of a four-car passenger train is a camera that pans the scenery and, when the train goes around curves, looks ahead to see the engine and passenger cars: the passengers wave hundreds of white handkerchiefs out of the train's left-side windows for the benefit of the camera. The town comes into view; the tracks are above the town, so the camera looks down on dozens of modest rooftops as it pans the area. (AMB 1901, copyrighted 1903.)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 1901

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Director

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0256774