The Martyred Presidents (1901)

This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.

Released Oct. 19, 1901 1 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History, Short

Keywords: tmdb.politics, tmdb.silent-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.reference-to-james-garfield, imdb.william-mckinley, imdb.reference-to-abraham-lincoln, imdb.mourning + 4 more, imdb.tribute, imdb.death, imdb.murder, aspectratio.1-33-1