Star Theatre (film)

Star Theatre
Directed by F.S. Armitage
Produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Cinematography F.S. Armitage
Release date
  • 1901 (1901)
Running time
1 minute 58 seconds
Country United States
Language Silent

Star Theatre (also known as Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre) is a 1901 short documentary film in which time-lapse photography is used to show the dismantling and demolition of New York City's Star Theatre over a period of about a month.

Produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, it was filmed by F.S. Armitage. It was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2002.


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