

Hard Wash
1896 Directed by William K.L. DicksonThis scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on Biograph’s programs in London and Paris, as well as various locations in the U.S. Edison’s almost identical version, A Morning Bath, was made a few weeks after this was first shown.
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Director
...........................................................William K.L. Dickson
Cinematography
...........................................................Billy Bitzer
Production Companies
...................................................American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
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