[Dixielandjazz] An Eight-Second Film of 1915 New Orleans and the Mystery of Louis Armstrong’s Happiness

[Jack]

The silent footage, taken by unknown cameramen in 1915 or thereabouts, 
captures a busy corner in downtown New Orleans, at the intersection of 
Dauphine and Canal streets, on what appears to be a sunny day. The 
action moves a hair faster than the reality likely did,


The reason the action moves faster: silent films were shot at 16 frames 
per second, when sound on film became the norm they were shot at 24 
frames per second. This silent fragment has obviously been replayed on a 
sound projector.

Jack Mitchell