The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's), or simply Boxing Cats,[2] is an 1894 American short silent film directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise, and starring Henry Welton. It depicts a boxing match between two cats, each wearing a pair of boxing gloves.[1] The two cats were members of Welton's touring "cat circus",[3][4] which reportedly also featured cats riding bicycles.[5]
| The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) | |
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The entire film | |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | Henry Welton and two of his cats |
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Running time | 20 seconds at 27 fps[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film |
The Boxing Cats was filmed in Thomas Edison's Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey, on 35 mm.[1] The film has been described as a precursor to cat videos popular on the Internet.[2][5]
See also
edit- Men Boxing, an 1891 film also directed by Dickson and Heise
References
edit- ^ a b c "The boxing cats (Prof. Welton's)". LoC.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Waters, Michael (June 19, 2017). "This Feline Boxing Match From 1894 Is a Precursor to the Cat Video". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Florin, Bo; de Klerk, Nico; Vonderau, Patrick, eds. (2017). Films that Sell: Moving Pictures and Advertising. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1844578924.
- ^ Gray, Frank (2019). The Brighton School and the Birth of British Film. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3030175047.
- ^ a b Gutoskey, Ellen (August 17, 2019). "This Caturday, Watch Two Kitties Duke It Out in the World's Oldest Cat 'Video'". Mental Floss. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Dessem, Matthew (July 7, 2018). "Anatomy of a Scene: The Part of "The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)" Where the Cats Are Boxing". Slate. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
External links
edit- The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) at IMDb
- The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) at the Library of Congress
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