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Hearst-Selig News Pictorial (No. 80)
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Lady Duff Gordon [himself], Harry K. Thaw [himself], Mary Copley Thaw [himself]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. Film editor, Ray Hall. / Released 7 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Documentary: Newsreel.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Washington: Mounted on gun carriages and escorted by troops, victims of F-4, which sank in Honolulu harbor, are borne to Arlington National Cemetery. Los Angeles: Ostriches are hitched to light runabouts and put on racecourse at large ostrich farm. Canyon City, Colo: State dedicates 20-mile highway cut out of solid rock by convict labor, which took three years to build. Ardmore, Okla: Tank car explodes and tears down buildings and starts fire that leaves blocks of wreckage in heart of city. New York: Latest fashions designed by Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon, especially for the Hearst-Selig News Pictorial. Baseball stars of two leagues start struggle for world’s championship flag. Near London: Imported mules which were condemned because of bad tempers are broken on farm of a former circus proprietor. Moseley, England: Convalescent soldiers of the British Army are entertained by expert swimmers and divers on the Thames River. San Francisco: Harry K. Thaw, with his mother. Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw, and her niece, pose in front of building at Panama-Pacific grounds. Washington: Civil war veterans trudge over same route of the famous “march past” at close of civil war with shot-tattered remnants of Union battle flags and are escorted by regulars. Commander Palmer is greeted by comrades.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 January 2025.
References: Tarbox-Lost p. 237 : Website-IMDb.
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