Humpty Dumpty Circus (lost animated short; 1908): Difference between revisions

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The Humpty Dumpty Circus 1898 film still.jpeg

A still from the short.

Status: Lost

The Humpty Dumpty Circus was a stop motion short made in 1898 that was directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced by Albert E. Smith, who also used his daughter's dolls as props. It's considered to be the first (known) stop motion short ever made, but has unfortunately been lost to time with no footage available, and only some screenshots of it remain. Considering how old it is combined with the lack of preservation in the early 1900's and below, it's highly unlikely that it will ever be found.

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-[[File:The Humpty Dumpty Circus 1898 film still.jpeg|thumb|220x220px|One of the few surviving stills of the film.]]
+    {{InfoboxLost
-'''''The Humpty Dumpty Circus''''' was a stop motion short film made in 1898 by director J. Stuart Blackton and producer Albert E. Smith.
+    |title=<center>The Humpty Dumpty Circus</center>
+    |image=The Humpty Dumpty Circus 1898 film still.jpeg
+    |imagecaption=A still from the short.
+    |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+    }}
-The short is considered to be one of, if not the, very first stop motion animations ever made.
+'''''The Humpty Dumpty Circus''''' was a stop motion short made in 1898 that was directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced by Albert E. Smith, who also used his daughter's dolls as props. It's considered to be the first (known) stop motion short ever made, but has unfortunately been lost to time with no footage available, and only some screenshots of it remain. Considering how old it is combined with the lack of preservation in the early 1900's and below, it's highly unlikely that it will ever be found.
+[[Category:Lost films]]
-Unfortunately, the short is impossible to find, likely due to its age. Only a few stills can be found online.
+[[Category:Lost animation]]
-[[Category:Lost films|Humpty Dumpty Circus (Lost Stop Motion Film; 1898)]]
-[[Category:Lost animation|Humpty Dumpty Circus (Lost Stop Motion Film; 1898)]]