Holding the Fort | |
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Directed by | C.J. Williams |
Written by | Bannister Merwin |
Starring |
Elsie MacLeod Edward Boulden Henry Tomlinson Frank A. Lyons Alice Washburn |
Distributed by | Edison |
Release date |
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Running time | 1,000 feet (approx.) |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Holding the Fort is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.
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]