Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
1894 · 1m · UNRATED
Documentary
Directed by
William K.L. Dickson
,
William Heise
Overview
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
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