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2 A. M. in the subway - movie film screenshot
Summary
Opens on a set of a subway platform, with two tracks on either side and stairs leading up to the exit. A policeman stretches wearily and sits on a box, as a uniformed conductor awaits a train. A subway car arrives on the left track and a well-dressed man exits with his arms around two well-dressed women. They laugh and stumble, having a hilarious time, getting the attention of the policeman who attempts to stop their bawdy behavior. Another train arrives, and a man in tweed, heading for that car is briefly stopped by the merry trio and joins them in a laugh. As he boards the train, the policeman and conductor discuss the troublemakers left on the platform. One of the women raises her skirt to reveal striped stockings as her male companion bends to tie her bootlace. The other man ogles her out the subway car window. The policeman pulls the gent up and forces him and the women onto the train. The beleagured officer spies a woman's stockinged legs hanging out a window, and reboards the train. Everyone exits the car arguing madly, witu the man in tweed waving a pair of artificial female legs.
H62448 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 20June1905; H62448.
Original main title lacking.
Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.
Duration: 0:53 at 16 fps.
Filmed June 5, 1905, in the Biograph New York City studio.
Biograph production no. 3035.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0896) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 340; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 1113; Biograph production logs; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
Paper print roll lacking suffix.
New York Subway Historic Photos
The history of the subway, or underground railway, dates back to the 19th century. The first underground railway was the Metropolitan Railway in London, which opened in 1863. It was proposed for London by Charles Pearson, a city solicitor, as part of a city-improvement plan shortly after the opening of the Thames Tunnel in 1843. The subway quickly became a popular mode of transportation in urban areas, as it allowed people to travel quickly and efficiently through the city. Over time, many cities around the world built their own subway systems, and today, subway trains are a common sight in many major cities. The technology used in subway systems has evolved over time, and modern trains are faster and more efficient than ever before.
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