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Hearst-Selig News Pictorial (No. 13)
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Film editor, Ray Hall. / Released 15 February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary: Newsreel.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Phillipsburg, N.J: Two monster smoke stacks and an old brick elevator shaft are dynamited and sent crashing to the ground. New York: Auto snow plows are used to help clear the streets. New York: Answering call of Mayor Mitchel, thousands furnish bundles of clothing to aid destitute. Huntington. L.I: Millionaire colony holds annual bobsled races on Huntington Hill. Salisbury Plains, England: Canadian troops send their baggage train over flooded roads en route to the front. Norfolk. Va: Steamer Dacia, bound for Germany with load of cotton, arrives from Texas and prepares to sail, despite threats of capture by England. Boston: Poles hold meeting to raise funds for war sufferers. Saranac Lake, N.Y: Skating races and obstacle jumps form part of mid-winter carnival. Fire Island, N.Y: Life savers rescue crew of four-masted bark Hougomont with breeches buoy when waves threaten to break up vessel.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
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