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Burial of the “Maine” Victims
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 150 feet
Directed by William Paley
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Karl C. Decker. / © 21 April 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [25325]. Released 20 May 1898. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The film was shot on 27 March 1898.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] Taken at Key West, Fla., March 27, 1898. First comes a detachment of sailors and marines in the left foreground, while at the right is seen a crowd of small colored boys, which precedes any public procession in the South. Then follow the nine hearses, each coffin draped with THE FLAG. At the side of each wagon walk the pall bearers, surviving comrades, their heads bowed in attitudes of grief. Next come naval officers and marines, and lastly a procession of carriages, followed by a large crowd on foot. The scene is reproduced as it actually occurred. The figures are life size and well in the foreground.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 August 2023.
References: Musser-Emerge pp. 247, 599 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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