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Harry Benham, Ethyle Cooke and Leland Benham.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era low-res collection.

An American in the Making
(1913) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Harry Benham [Bela Tokaji], Ethyle Cooke [the school teacher, later his wife], Leland Benham [their son]

Thanhouser Film Corporation production for the United States Steel Corporation; distributed by the National Association of Manufacturers. / Cinematography by Carl L. Gregory. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Informational film.

Survival Status: Print exists in the (American) National Archives film archive [35mm positive].

Keywords: Electromagnetism - Employment - Immigration - Labor: Laborers - Safety - Snow - Steel mills - Street scenes - Tools - USA: Indiana (Gary), New York (Ellis Island) - Young Men’s Christian Association

Listing updated: 16 November 2007.

References: Film viewing.

Home Video: DVD.

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