Beheading the Chinese Prisoner
- Beheading the Chinese Prisoner
"Beheading the Chinese Prisoner", also known as "Beheading a Chinese Prisoner", was a 1900 silent film produced by Siegmund Lubin. The 42-second-long film, which was inspired by news reports of the Boxer Rebellion, was produced on the roof of the Lubin Studios building in Philadelphia. [cite book
last=Eckhardt
first=Joseph P.
title=The King of the Movies: Film Pioneer Siegmund Lubin
year=1997
publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
isbn=0838637280
pages=34] [cite book
last=Fullerton
first=John
title=Celebrating 1895: The Centenary of Cinema
year=1998
publisher=Indiana University Press
isbn=1864620153
pages=280]
It is considered an early example of "yellowface", and is featured in Arthur Dong's 2007 documentary film "Hollywood Chinese".
Description of the film
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A print of "Beheading" is kept in the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. [cite web
url=http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/b.php
title=Film Stills Title List
publisher=George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
accessdate=2008-05-16]
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