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Holding the Fort (1912 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Holding the Fort' is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.
Release
The film was released in the United States on August 14, 1912.'Edison Kinetogram'. Vol 7. No 1. p 11. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 21 December 2015 A week after premiering in major coastal markets, the film was seen in smaller markets like Missoula, Montana.'Daily Missoulian'. Volume XXXIX. Number 111. 24 August 1912. p 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016 It played in Pendleton, Oregon, a month later,[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1912-09-18/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1912&index=0&rows=20&words=Edison+Fort+Holding&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1913&proxtext=%22Holding+the+Fort%22+edison&y=18&x=13&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Photoplay Offerings]. 'East Oregonian'. Volume 25. Number 7664. 18 September 1912. p 6. Retrieved 31 January 2016 and in Cairo, Illinois, in October.'The Cairo Bulletin'. Volume XLIX. Number 290. 23 October 1912. p 3. Retrieved 31 January 2016
In December, 1912, 'Holding the Fort' was shown in Wellington, New Zealand, at the People's Picture Palace.'[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=DOM19121202.2.59.5 Amusements]'. The Dominion. Volume 6. Issue 1612. 2 December 1912. p 7. Retrieved 21 December 2015 It was exhibited at the T.P. Electric Theatre, Forester's Hall, in Masterton a month later.'[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WDT19130108.2.2.4 Meetings and Amusements]'. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11560. 8 January 1913. p 1. Retrieved 21 December 2015 In March, 1913, it was exhibited in Thames, New Zealand, as part of a program that included another Merwin-penned comedy, 'Helping John'.'[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=THS19130313.2.25&srpos=2&e=-------10--1----0%22helping+john%22+edison-- Amusements]'. Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015
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