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[William Howard Taft]
(191?) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: President William Howard Taft [himself]

[?] Kinemacolor Company of America? production. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Kinemacolor two-color process. / [?] The film is thought to have been shot in 1914, after Taft left the presidency.

Documentary.

Synopsis: In the surviving footage, Taft is viewed on an upper deck of a steamship from the main deck.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Insitute/Post collection) [fragmentary nitrate positive (acquired 1971)].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Color cinematography

Listing updated: 16 March 2011.

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