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Steamship “Express of India”
(1902) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 31 December 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H25963]. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot from ship dock in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, of departure of the ship “Empress of India” (not “Express”) on 19 October 1899.

Documentary: Actuality.

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

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver - Pacific Northwest

Listing updated: 7 January 2025.

References: Niver-Early p. 312 : Website-IMDb.