Directed by C.J. Williams Country United States Director C. Jay Williams Distributed by Edison Studios | Running time 1,000 feet (approx.) Initial release 1912 Written by Bannister Merwin | |
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Starring Elsie MacLeod
Edward Boulden
Henry Tomlinson
Frank A. Lyons
Alice Washburn Release date August 14, 1912 (1912-08-14) Language Silent
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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. A week after premiering in major coastal markets, the film was seen in smaller markets like Missoula, Montana. It played in Pendleton, Oregon, a month later, and in Cairo, Illinois, in October.
In December, 1912, Holding the Fort was shown in Wellington, New Zealand, at the People's Picture Palace. It was exhibited at the T.P. Electric Theatre, Forester's Hall, in Masterton a month later. In March, 1913, it was exhibited in Thames, New Zealand, as part of a program that included another Merwin-penned comedy, Helping John.
References
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