President McKinley Taking the Oath

Overview

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as director on any films; the actual director of this short is unknown.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 16, 1901

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Edison Studios

Cast

James K. Jones,Thomas McRae,Joseph E. Ransdell,Joseph Gurney Cannon,Mark Hanna,George Dewey,John Dalzell,Nelson Appleton Miles,William McKinley,Melville Fullerand 1 more

Producer

Thomas A. Edison

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0272253