The Martyred Presidents (1901)

overview : This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.

Release Date : Oct 19, 1901

Runtime : 1m

Genre : Documentary  History  

Companies : Edison Studios

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : politics, silent film