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Carrie Nation Smashing a Saloon
(1901) United States of America
B&W : 141 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by F.S. Armitage. / © 11 November 1902 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H23802]. Released April 1901. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The film was also available in the USA at 26 feet.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] This picture is based upon the much talked of exploits of Mrs. Carrie Nation in Kansas. The interior of a bar-room with its usual customers is shown. Mrs. Nation and her crusaders come in with their hatchets and proceed to demolish everything in sight. Mrs. Nation, however, knocks out the spigot from a beer barrel and is deluged by its contents.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Carrie Nation

Listing updated: 8 April 2012.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 316, 599; Pitts-Hollywood p. 3 : Website-AFI.