Barrel Jumpers Mitchell and Kenyon, 1902

Mitchell and Kenyon were British film makers based in the north of England (primarily Lancashire). The pair became well known for their rather hilarious historic recreations of The Boer war before moving on to commissioned by George Greene to film the local community. These films were displayed at his cinematographs in Blackburn.
Soundtrack: The Easy Winners (1901) by Scott Joplin, guitar by E. O'Hara for The Lucky Dog Picturehouse. Performed at the Horniman Museum, London 2014.
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Extract from Electric Edwardians by Mitchell and Kenyon (BBC/BFI)