Holding the Fort
Directed byC.J. Williams
Written byBannister Merwin
StarringElsie MacLeod
Edward Boulden
Henry Tomlinson
Frank A. Lyons
Alice Washburn
Distributed byEdison
Release date
  • August 14, 1912 (1912-08-14)
Running time
1,000 feet (approx.)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Holding the Fort is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.

Release

The film was released in the United States on August 14, 1912.[1] A week after premiering in major coastal markets, the film was seen in smaller markets like Missoula, Montana.[2] It played in Pendleton, Oregon, a month later,[3] and in Cairo, Illinois, in October.[4]

In December, 1912, Holding the Fort was shown in Wellington, New Zealand, at the People's Picture Palace.[5] It was exhibited at the T.P. Electric Theatre, Forester's Hall, in Masterton a month later.[6] In March, 1913, it was exhibited in Thames, New Zealand, as part of a program that included another Merwin-penned comedy, Helping John.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Edison Kinetogram. Vol 7. No 1. p 11. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 21 December 2015
  2. ↑ Daily Missoulian. Volume XXXIX. Number 111. 24 August 1912. p 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016
  3. ↑ Photoplay Offerings. East Oregonian. Volume 25. Number 7664. 18 September 1912. p 6. Retrieved 31 January 2016
  4. ↑ The Cairo Bulletin. Volume XLIX. Number 290. 23 October 1912. p 3. Retrieved 31 January 2016
  5. ↑ Amusements. The Dominion. Volume 6. Issue 1612. 2 December 1912. p 7. Retrieved 21 December 2015
  6. ↑ Meetings and Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11560. 8 January 1913. p 1. Retrieved 21 December 2015
  7. ↑ Amusements. Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015


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