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The Martyred Presidents

1901-10-19
2.9
en 1m
DocumentaryHistory
This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.

Director

Edwin S. Porter

politics silent film

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Edison Studios