Mesmerist and country couple /. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

"Mr. and Mrs. Hayseed have heard of this wonderful Professor, and come to his office. They waken him from a trance, give him a fee and he hypnotizes them. The stunts they do while under his influence would make the Sphinx laugh for joy. Hayseed stands on his head, balances himself on a chair and takes off his clothes. Mrs. Hayseed also begins to disrobe, but she goes behind a screen. Her bare arm appears over the top, and she drops her clothes on the floor. It is a hair raising moment to guess what she's going to do next. The mystical appearances and lightning changes are managed with wonderful cleverness. 100 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
40080 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 17June1899; 40080.
J. Stuart Blackton (Professor).
Camera, Albert E. Smith.
Duration: 1:44 at 16 fps.
Filmed in May to mid-June 1899, in Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1708) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
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Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 509; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 204; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 84-85 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 667.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.