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Returning to China
(1903) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 2 July 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H33208]. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot on 19 October 1899 on a ship dock in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, of Chinese boarding the ship ‘Empress of India.’
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] Taken at the terminal of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, showing a large number of Chinamen who have made their fortunes in America, starting on the return trip across the Pacific. They carry their possessions in large bundles, and together form a very odd company.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Asians - Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver - Chinese - Pacific Northwest
Listing updated: 4 January 2025.
References: Niver-Early p. 273 : Website-IMDb.
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