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President McKinley’s Inauguration
(1897) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: William McKinley [himself]

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot in March 1897.

Documentary.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: Presidents: William McKinley

Listing updated: 14 October 2014.

References: Musser-Emerge p. 145 : Website-IMDb.