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The Kiss in the Tunnel

★ 5.8 (97 votes) | 1899 | 0h 1m
ComedyRomance
Overview

Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the Tunnel is said to mark the beginnings of narrative editing. It is in fact, two films in one, hence the 2 min length. Firstly, the G.A. Smith film here for the central cheeky scene in the carriage. The train view footage however is Cecil Hepworth's work, entitled 'View From An Engine Front - Shilla Mill Tunnel', edited into two halves in order to provide a visual narrative of the train entering the tunnel before the kiss and then leaving afterwards. More information about the filming of the phantom train ride can be found searching for the Hepworth film separately.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date November 30, 1899
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production George Albert Smith Films, Cecil Hepworth

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1899 early film kiss - 'The Kiss in the Tunnel' | BFI National Archive
1899 early film kiss - 'The Kiss in the Tunnel' | BFI National Archive

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