The legendary strongman, Eugen Sandow, discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld, shows his muscles. This short (43 seconds) film, directed by William K.L.Dickson and produced by Thomas Edison, was among the first motion pictures exhibited commercially, when the Holland Bros. Kinetoscope Parlor opened on Broadway in New York City on 14 April 1894.
January 1, 1970
Sandow The Strong Man (1894) ***
The legendary strongman, Eugen Sandow, discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld, shows his muscles. This short (43 seconds) film, directed by William K.L.Dickson and produced by Thomas Edison, was among the first motion pictures exhibited commercially, when the Holland Bros. Kinetoscope Parlor opened on Broadway in New York City on 14 April 1894.
