The Sick Kitten (1903)

A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is important for being one of the earliest films to cut to a close-up, then back again to the same medium shot as before.

Released Dec. 31, 1903 1 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Short

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