A morning bath

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Movie
Original title A morning bath
Country of production United States
Publishing year 1896
length 22 seconds
Rod
Director James H. White
occupation
  • a woman
  • a baby

A Morning Bath is an American silent film from 1896 . Directed by James H. White . The film was released on October 31, 1896.

Movie content

A woman bathes her baby and puts loads of shampoo on it. She smiles and laughs into the camera.

Background information

The film was in the Edison film catalog with the words: Mammy is washing her little pickaninny. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a tub full of foaming suds. Applied.

The woman and baby are African American .

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