[78-L] It was staged - 1906 film of a cable car ride

[Sammy Jones]

Here's an interesting article shedding light on much of the mystery around the film.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/10/17/historic-1906-marketstreet-film/

Film historian David Kiehn was able to identify several license plates and discover the dates and to whom they were registered.

Somewhere I've read that many of the cars appear over and over again, suggesting that they circled the trolley throughout the film to give the impression of heavy traffic.

Sammy Jones

Cary Ginell wrote: 

I agree with Craig. The logistics of staging such a scenario would be ridiculous to do even today. There were too many people looking too natural for it to be phony. That would have taken all of the charm out of the scene anyway, so if it's true, I refuse to believe it. Is there evidence that this was staged?

Cary Ginell

> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:47:28 -0500
> From: craigventresco at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] It was staged - 1906 film of a cable car ride
> 
> I don't think it was staged. I like near that street and people still
> stumble around there like they're in a  haze!
> 
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Andrew Homzy <homzy at vax2.concordia.ca>wrote:
> 
> > Danger didn't register because it was a staged scene -
> >
> > At least, that's what I think. Notice how all the u-turns look exactly the
> > same arc - they even seem to occur at regular intervals.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Andrew