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Leap Frog

The familiar game turns into something not seen in modern playgrounds: have you played Mounty-Kitty?

Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins Silent

Overview

Victorian film pioneer James Bamforth extended his practice of using local characters in his lantern shows into casting local lads in his films. This one shows boys playing a familiar game which soon turns into something not seen in modern playgrounds – a game known in the North East as Mounty-Kitty. Bamforth’s focus on local characters and subjects resulted in a rich catalogue of unique films, although it would be his later production of ‘smutty’ postcards that would make him rich.

Genres

Non-Fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Leap frog

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