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Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World’s Fair at San Francisco, Cal.

Reel Number: 220842-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1915

Country: USA

Location: California,San Francisco

TC Begins: 15:40:55

TC Ends: 15:59:37

Duration: 00:18:42

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World’s Fair at San Francisco, Cal. copyrighted 22.04.1915 producer & author; Mack Sennett Cast: Mabel Normand, Roscoe Arbuckle Mabel and Roscoe sitting on ship admire the sights of the World Fair. They wave to battleship “Oregon” going into harbour, point to a Spanish - Moorish tower in the “Court of Abundance”, a column in the “Court of the Universe” , a miniature yacht, and the tallest flag-pole in the universe. 15.44.34: Roscoe meets concert singer Madame Schuman-Heink, attempts to sing to her, she puts hand over his mouth. Tracking towards Ferry Building’s tower. Overhead shot with streetcars and pedestrians. 15.46.56: Jitney Bus Brigade (five cent taxi cabs) in street 15.47.23: Pan across very large Hotel St Francis New City Hall under construction 12.48.30 Mayor Rolph welcomes Mabel and Roscoe on steps of damaged Town Hall. He gives them a pass for the World’s Fair 15.50.11:Panorama of World’s Fair grounds 15.50.56: Convict ship “Success” used to take convicts from England to Australia offering tours. View of bow with figurehead and name clearly visible. Stern with time gun ports, pan up to crew on deck. Mabel and Roscoe taken on tour of vessel by captain and shown various restraints , shown flogging frames, ringed stone to which prisoners were tied, body irons with handcuffs attached, iron maiden. 15.57.22: Tower of jewels by day and at night with illuminations. 15.58.18: Night view of entire fair grounds with illuminations great Ferry building at night

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