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Lewin "Fitz" Fitzhamon (5 June 1869-10 October 1961) was a British filmmaker, who worked as Cecil Hepworth's principal director in the early decades of the twentieth century. His best-known film is Rescued by Rover (1905). Other directing credits include That Fatal Sneeze (1907), The Man and his Bottle (1908) and A New Hat for Nothing (1910). In total, he directed around 400 films.
Fitzhamon began his career as a music hall performer. He became involved in filmmaking in 1900, working with film pioneer Robert W. Paul. He gained experience in both directing and acting, with credits in films such as Briton vs. Boer (1900).
Cecil Hepworth recruited Fitzhamon as a stage manager in 1904, to replace Percy Stow, who had left to establish his own film company, Clarendon. Fitzhamon continued working with Hepworth until 1912, gaining writing, acting and directing credits. One of his most popular films was Rescued by Rover (1905). Fitzhamon loved animals, producing many other films with an animal in a heroic role, such as Dog Outwits the Kidnappers and Dumb Sagacity.
Rescued by Rover is a 1905 British short silent drama film, directed by Cecil Hepworth, about a dog who leads its master to his kidnapped baby, which was the first to feature the Hepworth's family dog Blair in a starring role; following the release, the dog became a household name and he is considered to be the first dog film star. The film, which according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "marks a key stage in the medium's development from an amusing novelty to the seventh art," and, "possibly the only point in film history when British cinema unquestionably led the world," was an advance in filming techniques, editing, production and story telling.
Four hundred prints were sold, so many that the negatives wore out twice, requiring the film to be re-shot each time. Two professional actors were paid to appear, and the film is cited as the first film to have used paid actors. The style of shooting and editing would bridge the gap between the styles of directors Edwin Stanton Porter and D. W. Griffith, and prints have been preserved in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
That Fatal Sneeze is 1907 British silent comedy film, directed by Lewin Fitzhamon and starring Thurston Harris and Gertie Potter.
An uncle (Thurston Harris) decides to play a practical joke on his nephew (Gertie Potter) at dinner, adding large amounts of pepper to the nephew's food, prompting an uncontrollable outburst of sneezing. In revenge, the nephew puts pepper on several items in his uncle's bedroom, so that when the uncle gets dressed the following morning, the pepper causes a violent sneezing fit, which shakes the room and knocks over the bed.
The pepper continues to have an effect on the uncle during the day, as his sneezing causes damage to a few shops. The shopkeepers and other onlookers start chasing the uncle, who runs to a policeman to ask for help. Before he can request assistance, the uncle sneezes violently again, which knocks over the policeman and a lamppost, as well as causing damage to a house. In an attempt to escape the crowd that is pursuing him, the uncle climbs up a ladder, but this breaks when he sneezes again. The uncle's sneezing continues to get worse, with one sneeze causing the world to shake. Eventually a final sneeze causes the uncle to explode.
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As an older man and a youth are eating at the table, the older man decides to amuse himself by using pepper to make the boy sneeze. Cast Thurston Harris ... Uncle Gertie Potter ... Nephew Directed by Lewin Fitzhamon Details Country USA Release Date: December 23, 1910 Production Co: Hepworth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annotated version of Rescued by Rover. Produced by Cecil Hepworth; directed by Hepworth & Lewin Fitzhamon; starring Hepworth; for the Hepworth Mfg. Co.; in 1905. Posted to accompany An Illustrated History of the Early Cinema at http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/.
A young woman gets off of a carriage and begins to ask passers-by for directions. One man pretends to help her, but as soon as he lures her away, he assaults her, forces her to dress in rags, and then makes her beg from pedestrians, giving him the profits. All the while, she looks for a way to escape.
Rescued by Rover is a film about a dog. Not only is it a film about a dog it is also a film about the kidnaping of a young baby by an old woman. With these two classical Hollywood ingredients and some stunning dialogue, (It's silent!), Rescued by Rover really hits a nerve. The repeated shots provide some interest in what, surprisingly, is an entertaining example of early cinema, canine heroics and a man wearing mascara.
A dog chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it home.
Unused / unissued material - Unused / unissued material - Early Hepworth comedy film - That Fatal Sneeze. Dir: Lewin Fitzhamon. Boy pours sneezing powder on old man's handkerchief and other articles while the man sleeps. The old man gets up, dresses, blows his nose and starts sneezing. His sneezes wreck the bedroom and in the street (followed by the boy) he wrecks shops and houses with his sneezing which causes an ever increasing number of people to chase him, he eventually vanishes in a puff of smoke after a violent sneeze. Cataloguer's Note: Great piece of early cinema - lots of gags and special filming effects - MD. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @...
In 1903, Cecil Hepworth made a worthwhile attempt to film 'Alice In Wonderland' featuring May Clark but it wasn't until 1905 that he made the film now considered by many to be advanced for that period, with regard to structure and continuity. With a running time of six minutes. 'Rescued By Rover', directed by Lewin Fitzhamon, was the first film for which Hepworth employed professional actors - in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Smith. Mrs. Smith played an old woman who steals a baby while its nurse (Mabel Clarke) is flirting with a soldier (Sebastian Smith). The eight-month old child was Barbara Hepworth and naturally, her distraught parents were played by Hepworth and his wife. The hero, Rover, was the family pet, Blair. (Extract from 'British Film Pioneers' by Trevor Smith, publi...
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Annotated version of Daring Daylight Burglary. Directed by Frank Mottershaw; for Sheffield Photo Co.; in 1903. Posted to accompany An Illustrated History of the Early Cinema at http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/.
Annotated version of Deperate Poaching Affray. Directed by William Haggar; for Haggar and Sons; in 1903. Posted to accompany An Illustrated History of the Early Cinema at http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/.
Time compression between shots is evident here.
Annotated version of A Narrow Escape / The Physician of the Castle. Produced by Pathé-Frères; in 1908. Posted to accompany An Illustrated History of the Early Cinema at http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/.
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Introduzione a una notte di 'Fuori Orario' dedicata a Frederick Wiseman. In testa, sono trasmesse alcune "vedute" di Cecil Hepworth, pioniere del cinema inglese attivo tra la fine dell'800 e i primi anni del '900, e un corto comico di Lewin Fitzhamon del 1907: - How It Feels to Be Run Over (Come ci si sente ad essere investiti, 1900) - Explosion of a Motor Car (Esplosione di una automobile, 1900) - Rescued by Rover (Salvato da Rover, 1905 - diretto insieme a Lewin Fitzhamon) - The Fatal Sneeze (Lo starnuto inevitabile, 1907 - di Lewin Fitzhamon)
Our silent film by the fatal sneeze We do not own any music or the original video! This was created for education and entertainment purposes only! Music by Bensound.com
Rescued by Rover is a 1905 British short silent drama film, directed by Lewin Fitzhamon, about a dog who leads its master to his kidnapped baby, which was the first to feature the Hepworth's family dog Blair in a starring role; following the release, the dog became a household name and he is considered to be the first dog film star.
Germano Mosconi dà la sua voce al cortometraggio muto del 1907 "That Fatal Sneeze", diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon.
Georges Méliès's The Ballet Master's Dream (1903) set to the tune of Pokey Lafarge's Goodbye, Barcelona (2015)
A spirited crime-busting yarn for dog lovers everywhere, as man's best friend proves his worth. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI A family are too poor to buy food, so they decide to sell the dog - it's either that or eat it! Happily, our canine hero saves the day by sniffing out the ill-gotten gains of a pair of jewel thieves - who are not averse to gunning down anyone who gets in their way. James Williamson's 1908 film was clearly inspired by the runaway success of success of Cecil Hepworth and Lewin Fitzhamon's groundbreaking 'animal rescue' drama, Rescued by Rover, from 1905. Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https:...
A dog chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it home.
Decoyed is a silent short film of 1904 directed by Lewin Fitzhamon. A young woman is abducted and forced to beg from passers-by.
Annotated version of Rescued by Rover. Produced by Cecil Hepworth; directed by Hepworth & Lewin Fitzhamon; starring Hepworth; for the Hepworth Mfg. Co.; in 1905. Posted to accompany An Illustrated History of the Early Cinema at http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/.
Original Title : That Fatal Sneeze Genre : Comedy, Fantasy Country : United Kingdom Release Date : June 1907 Directed by Lewin Fitzhamon Produced by Hepworth AKA : Hungary : A végzetes tüsszentés