The Martyred Presidents

1901 American film

The Martyred Presidents

Directed by| Edwin S. Porter
Starring| See below
Cinematography| Edwin S. Porter

Release date

* October 19, 1901 (1901-10-19)

Running time

| 1 minute
Country| United States
Language| English

The Martyred Presidents is a 1901 American film directed by Edwin S. Porter.

## Plot summary

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The film, just over a minute long, is composed of two shots. In the first, a girl sits at the base of an altar or tomb, her face hidden from the camera. At the center of the altar, a viewing portal displays the portraits of three U.S. Presidents—Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley—each a victim of assassination.[1]

In the second shot, which runs just over eight seconds long, an assassin kneels at the feet of Lady Justice.

## Production

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Evocative of early magic lantern and Phantasmagoria shows, The Martyred Presidents is part of a cycle of films made by the Edison Studios to chronicle the McKinley assassination in Buffalo, New York at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.[2] An Edison catalog from the time suggests to exhibitors that The Martyred Presidents be used as a closing tableau when "...shown in connection with the funeral ceremonies of the illustrious McKinley."[3]

## See also

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* Edwin S. Porter filmography

## References

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1. ^ Niver, Kemp R. (1968). The First Twenty Years: A Segment of Film History. Locare Research Group. p. 21. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
2. ^ Musser, Charles (Autumn 1979). "The Early Cinema of Edwin Porter". Cinema Journal. 19 (1): 16–17\. doi:10.2307/1225418. JSTOR 1225418.16-17&rft.date=1979&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/1225418&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1225418#id-name=JSTOR&rft.aulast=Musser&rft.aufirst=Charles&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:The+Martyred+Presidents" class="Z3988">
3. ^ "The martyred presidents / Thomas A. Edison, Inc". Retrieved March 9, 2013.

## External links

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* The Martyred Presidents at IMDb
* The Martyred Presidents is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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Films directed by Edwin S. Porter

* Faust and Marguerite (1900)
* The Magician (1900)
* Another Job for the Undertaker (1901)
* Day at the Circus (1901)
* Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901)
* Kansas Saloon Smashers (1901)
* Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog (1901)
* Love by the Light of the Moon (1901)
* The Martyred Presidents (1901)
* The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken (1901)
* Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901)
* What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901)
* Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce (1901)
* Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
* The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship (1902)
* Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)
* Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
* The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
* The Great Train Robbery (1903)
* Life of an American Fireman (1903)
* Rube and Mandy at Coney Island (1903)
* Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903)
* What Happened in the Tunnel (1903)
* Dog Factory (1904)
* The European Rest Cure (1904)
* How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns (1904)
* Maniac Chase (1904)
* Parsifal (1904)
* "Weary Willie" Kisses the Bride (1904)
* How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)
* The Kleptomaniac (1905)
* The Little Train Robbery (1905)
* The Miller's Daughter (1905)
* The Night Before Christmas (1905)
* The Seven Ages (1905)
* The Train Wreckers (1905)
* The White Caps (1905)
* The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905)
* Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
* Kathleen Mavourneen (1906)
* Life of a Cowboy (1906)
* Waiting at the Church (1906)
* College Chums (1907)
* Daniel Boone (1907)
* Laughing Gas (1907)
* The 'Teddy' Bears (1907)
* The Trainer's Daughter; or, A Race for Love (1907)
* The Boston Tea Party (1908)
* Saved by Love (1908)
* Skinner's Finish (1908)
* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910)
* Peg Woffington (1910)
* By the Light of the Moon (1911)
* Captain Nell (1911)
* The Lighthouse by the Sea (1911)
* A Night of Terror (1911)
* Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911)
* The Count of Monte Cristo (1912)
* His Neighbor's Wife (1913)
* The Prisoner of Zenda (1913)
* The Crucible (1914)
* A Good Little Devil (1914)
* Hearts Adrift (1914)
* The Spitfire (1914)
* Such a Little Queen (1914)
* Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
* Bella Donna (1915)
* The Dictator (1915)
* The Eternal City (1915)
* Jim the Penman (1915)
* Lydia Gilmore (1915)
* The Morals of Marcus (1915)
* Niobe (1915)
* The Prince and the Pauper (1915)
* Sold (1915)
* When We Were Twenty-One (1915)
* The White Pearl (1915)
* Zaza (1915)

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