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William McKinley (right).
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Major McKinley
at Home
Also known as President McKinley at Home in the USA : [McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio], [William McKinley at Canton, Ohio]
(1896) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] W.K.L. Dickson?
Cast: Major William McKinley [himself], [?] George B. Cortelyou? [McKinley’s secretary].
American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by [?] G.W. Bitzer and/or W.K.L. Dickson? / Premiered 12 October 1896 at Hammerstein’s Olympia Music Hall Theatre in New York, New York. / Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format. / The production was shot in September 1896 in Canton, Ohio, and was shot at approximately 36 frames per second. The film was made for Biograph projection and was shown for the first Biograph system program.
Documentary.
Synopsis: A view of presidential candidate McKinley and a male secretary walking down the steps of McKinley’s home toward the camera. // [From Mutoscope promotional materials] This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley’s lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparent satisfaction. The characteristic walk and gestures of Mr. McKinley will be noted with interest by his friends.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: USA: Ohio: Canton - William McKinley
Listing updated: 11 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Altman-Sound p. 86; Barry-Griffith p. 9; Bohn-Light p. 12; Ramsaye-Million p. 324; Robinson-Palace p. 64; Slide-Early p. 12 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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