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Hearst-Selig News Pictorial (No. 9)
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Liu Sung Fu [himself], Kaiser Wilhelm II [himself], Harry K. Thaw [himself]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Film editor, Ray Hall. / Released 1 February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary: Newsreel.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Liu Sung Fu, commissioner from China to the Panama Pacific International Exposition, comes to San Francisco with $20,000 worth of robes to be worn on state occasions. Vast mountain of coal is piled along docks near Norfolk, Virginia, to supply Europe with fuel. Guards patrol this mountain night and day to guard against fires. Harry K. Thaw is taken from New Hampshire to New York under orders of United States Supreme Court. He is shown as he leaves his Manchester home, as he arrives in Concord, and after he has been turned over to the New York authorities. He is followed by a crowd of friends who bid him a hearty farewell. Boston’s new thirty-six-story custom house is dedicated with elaborate ceremonies. First refugees from Tsing Tau arrive in San Francisco. With them are German Red Cross nurses who cared for the wounded. Staff photographer A.E. Wallace touring interior Germany, furnishes remarkable pictures of the preparation of a new army by the Kaiser. On the big drill field at Frankfurt, 7,000 men are put through various drill measures. Various squads are seen marching, going through the manual of arms, the bayonet drill, learning to jump ditches and climb fences, all at the same time.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
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