Holding the Fort (film) explained

Holding the Fort
Director:	C.J. Williams
Starring:	Elsie MacLeod Edward Boulden Henry Tomlinson Frank A. Lyons Alice Washburn
Distributor:	Edison
Runtime:	1,000 feet (approx.)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Holding the Fort is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.

Release

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]

Notes and References

1. Edison Kinetogram. Vol 7. No 1. p 11. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 21 December 2015
2. Daily Missoulian. Volume XXXIX. Number 111. 24 August 1912. p 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016
3. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1912-09-18/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1912&index=0&rows=20&words=Edison+Fort+Holding&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1913&proxtext=%22Holding+the+Fort%22+edison&y=18&x=13&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Photoplay Offerings
4. The Cairo Bulletin. Volume XLIX. Number 290. 23 October 1912. p 3. Retrieved 31 January 2016
5. Amusements. The Dominion. Volume 6. Issue 1612. 2 December 1912. p 7. Retrieved 21 December 2015
6. Meetings and Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11560. 8 January 1913. p 1. Retrieved 21 December 2015
7. Amusements. Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015