1898 / short / stop-motion (object animation)

Humpty Dumpty Circus

Name: Humpty Dumpty Circus
Genre: stop-motion (object animation)
Released: 1898

United States

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Studio Vitagraph Company of America

Year1898

FormatShort

Techniquestop-motion (object animation)

Notes

J. Stuart Blackton/Albert E. Smith trick short often cited as the first American stop-motion film: jointed toy-circus dolls filmed one movement at a time. No copy is known to survive (lost film); existence/credit relies on Smith's own account and Vitagraph company history.

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on Humpty Dumpty Circus
J. Stuart Blackton	director	direction
Albert E. Smith	producer	production

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