Thomas Edison with his wife Mina Miller Edison, and with Harvey Firestone, in 1930

Title card: "Mr. and Mrs. Edison in the garden of their Florida home" / 2-shot Thomas Edison and wife Mina Miller Edison sit outdoors at their home; he wears a daisy in his lapel; she leans to speak into his ear (he is very hard of hearing), SOT: "isn't this a nice day for your birthday?" SOT Edison: "yes"; he waves at sky / intertitle: "Harvey Firestone interviews his great friend, Mr. Edison" / VS 2-shots Firestone and Edison banter about his being 84 years old; SOT Edison: "I've got a lot of ginger yet"; Firestone laughs; they discuss Edison's opinion of "talking pictures" - "I never heard one" / CU Edison, VO Firestone asks what he thinks of Albert Einstein's theory; SOT Edison: "I don't think anything of Einstein's theory because I can't understand it" / MS Edison, standing in garden
Title card: "Mr. and Mrs. Edison in the garden of their Florida home" / 2-shot Thomas Edison and wife Mina Miller Edison sit outdoors at their home; he wears a daisy in his lapel; she leans to speak into his ear (he is very hard of hearing), SOT: "isn't this a nice day for your birthday?" SOT Edison: "yes"; he waves at sky / intertitle: "Harvey Firestone interviews his great friend, Mr. Edison" / VS 2-shots Firestone and Edison banter about his being 84 years old; SOT Edison: "I've got a lot of ginger yet"; Firestone laughs; they discuss Edison's opinion of "talking pictures" - "I never heard one" / CU Edison, VO Firestone asks what he thinks of Albert Einstein's theory; SOT Edison: "I don't think anything of Einstein's theory because I can't understand it" / MS Edison, standing in garden
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Editorial #:
834810004
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
11 February, 1931
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:19:18
Location:
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002585_01_16.mov