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After the Race — Yachts Returning to Anchorage
(1899) United States of America
B&W : 100 feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Cinematography by [?] J. Stuart Blackton and/or Albert E. Smith? / © 20 October 1899 by Thomas A. Edison [68177]. Released October 1899. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on a day between 3-16 October 1899 off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Musser control number 755.

Documentary.

Synopsis: A view of the America’s Cup Race sailboats Columbia and Shamrock I after a race, returning to moorage.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Races: Yachts - Sailboats - Sailing - Water

Listing updated: 8 August 2023.

References: Musser-Edison p. 554; Niver-Early p. 4 : Website-IMDb.