A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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S.S. “Coptic” Running Against the Storm
Also known as [S.S. “Coptic” Running Against a Storm]
(1898) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by James H. White

Cast: (unknown)

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] James H. White? / © 21 April 1898 by Thomas A. Edison [25333]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format?

Documentary.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [16mm preservation positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 22 March 2023.

References: Leyda-Before p. 117; LoC-MoPic-1 p. 53.