John Whitley enlists the help of the legendary Buffalo Bill for his American Exhibition project. Meanwhile, Louis Le Prince begins work on his motion picture cameras - but how much do we know, can we know, about these cameras? To help us, we enlist the considerable investigative powers of Sherlock Holmes, who is about to appear in public for the first time......<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshadowtraps">Support the show</a>

John Whitley enlists the help of the legendary Buffalo Bill for his American Exhibition project. Meanwhile, Louis Le Prince begins work on his motion picture cameras - but how much do we know, can we know, about these cameras? To help us, we enlist the considerable investigative powers of Sherlock Holmes, who is about to appear in public for the first time...... Support the show

John Whitley enlists the help of the legendary Buffalo Bill for his American Exhibition project. Meanwhile, Louis Le Prince begins work on his motion picture cameras - but how much do we know, can we know, about these cameras? To help us, we enlist the considerable investigative powers of Sherlock Holmes, who is about to appear in public for the first time......<a href="https://www.patreon.com/theshadowtraps" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Episode 23. 'Buffalo Bill was never more surprised in his life'

In October 1888, the French inventor Louis Le Prince shot what many people now believe to be the world’s first films. On the 16th September 1890, and just before he was due to sail to New York to demonstrate his films in public for the first time, Le Prince boarded the Dijon to Paris train and was never seen again.The Shadow Traps podcasts will tell the story of Le Prince, his life, his films and his mysterious disappearance. It is a mystery story, an exploration of invention and obsession and a love letter to film. To find out more and support this podcast, go to www.patreon.com/theshadowtraps

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Episode 23. 'Buffalo Bill was never more surprised in his life'

Episode 23. 'Buffalo Bill was never more surprised in his life'