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Harvard-Pennsylvania Football Game
(1903) United States of America
B&W : 498 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer, Wallace McCutcheon and A.E. Weed. / © 16 November 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H38239]. Released November 1903. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also available to exhibitors in a 138 foot length.

Documentary: Sports.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] An exciting series of views of the great football game at Franklin Field, showing the entrance of the crowds, the mascots, the men going on the field, the excited crowds at moments of fast play, and a number of snap shots of the most interesting plays during the game.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Colleges - Sports: Football

Listing updated: 15 January 2009.

References: Website-AFI.