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Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies
Also known as [Searching Ruins on Broadway for Dead Bodies, Galveston]
(1900) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] Albert E. Smith? / © 24 September 1900 by Thomas A. Edison. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in September 1900 in Galveston, Texas. A film in the Galveston Cyclone series.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] This shows the heart of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out could be detected for miles. The subject shows a gang of laborers clearing away the debris in the search for corpses, one of which was discovered while the picture was being taken.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Natural disasters: Hurricanes: Galveston Hurricane (8 September 1900) - USA: Texas: Galveston
Listing updated: 26 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Leyda-Before pp. 40, 80, 100; Slide-BigV p. 171 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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