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The Railroad Raiders of ’62
(1911) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Kalem Film Manufacturing Company production. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The first film adaptation of the Civil War story that became the basis of Buster Keaton’s The General (1926).

Drama: Historical: Civil War.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain.

Keywords: Transportation: Trains - War: American Civil War (1861-1865)

Listing updated: 15 August 2009.

References: Lahue-World p. 7; Pitts-Hollywood p. 145.