In this occasional series, Slate takes a close look at the ideas, themes, and techniques behind some of the most iconic sequences in cinema history. This week, we’re looking at the scene in William K.

Boxing Cats, 1894 movie filmed by Thomas A Edison Inc. A short film of 'Boxing Cats' produced by W.K.L. Dickson, who worked for Thomas Edison, at the Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey in ...

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From the inventor's New Jersey film studio, the delight of cats doing things on film was discovered early in 1894 The Art of Sausage Making A Flight Through the Universe The Incredible Flying Car of ...

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In 1894, Thomas Edison’s movie studio Black Maria filmed a brief, wonderful short, featuring two cats boxing: The Library of Congress explains that this match was part of a whole cat-boxing thing: ...