Chinese Opium Den
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chinese Opium Den |
| Country of production | United States |
| Publishing year | 1894 |
| length | 1 minute |
| Rod | |
| production | Thomas Edison |
Chinese Opium Den is a lost short film from 1894 produced by Thomas Edison . The film was recorded on 35 mm film and presented on the kinetoscope in a 1.33: 1 format .
Nothing is known about the content of the film. Film historians suspect that the film addresses the subject of substance abuse , making it the first film to deal with the subject.
The slapstick film Rube in an Opium Joint from 1905 is thus the oldest surviving film that deals with the subject of drug abuse.
Web links
- Chinese Opium Den in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chinese Opium Den in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Descent Into Hell , greylodge.org, accessed on April 24, 2010. ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
