Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (1894)

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in 1860, she rose to global fame performing with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Accompanied (likely) by her husband and fellow marksman Frank Butler, Oakley’s diminutive stature belied her legendary marksmanship.

Date of release
1894-11-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (69)
Runtime
1m
Genres
Documentary, Western
Director
William Heise, William K.L. Dickson

Casting

Interesting facts

Annie Oakley is an 1894 American black-and-white silent film from Edison Studios, produced by William K. L. Dickson with William Heise as cinematographer.

Background

The film is most notable for being Annie Oakley's first appearance on film. Thomas Edison had wanted to see if his kinetoscope could capture the smoke from a rifle, so he employed Oakley to film some of her shooting. He was particularly interested in capturing rapid motion on film. In 1894, kinetoscopes were installed in 60 locations in major cities around the country. Viewing the films cost a nickel.

It was filmed on a single reel using standard 35 mm gauge at Edison's Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey, November 1, 1894. The original film had a 90-second runtime. The surviving film is preserved by the Library of Congress.

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