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Hearst-Selig News Pictorial (No. 6)
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Earl Cooper [himself], Grace Darling [herself], Rear Admiral Thomas B. Howard [himself]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Film editor, Ray Hall. / Released 21 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary: Newsreel.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Japanese nurses, veterans of former wars, arrive in San Francisco and journey to New York on their way to help nurse war wounded in England, France and Russia. East Side New York lads are organized into protective association uniformed and sent out to help the regular police keep order. Novel scenes show the boys’ police at their duties. Automobiles leave Washington for long transcontinental race to Panama Exposition at San Francisco. Marines at the San Diego fair are drilled and reviewed by Rear Admiral Howard. Special educational commission from Mexico arrives in Boston to begin two-year study of the American school system as a basis for reorganization of schools in Mexico. Grace Darling, Hearst-Selig reporter, visits the foreigners who sought to enter the United States, were denied admittance and have been held since the beginning of the war. Driving furiously over Point Loma course, Earl Cooper wins big 300-mile motor race. Rajah of Galoir, India, presents British army with motor ambulances, service cars and wheeled hospitals for a Red Cross unit. Repair ship Vestal at Charlestown navy yard is called on to repair range finders of the Battleship Georgia. Interesting pictures show how this delicate task is accomplished.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
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