Holding the Fort is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.
Release The film was released in the United States on August 14, 1912.Edison Kinetogram. Vol 7. No 1. p 11. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 21 December 2015 A week after premiering in major coastal markets, the film was seen in smaller markets like Missoula, Montana.Daily Missoulian. Volume XXXIX. Number 111. 24 August 1912. p 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016 It played in Pendleton, Oregon, a month later,Photoplay Offerings. East Oregonian. Volume 25. Number 7664. 18 September 1912. p 6. Retrieved 31 January 2016 and in Cairo, Illinois, in October.The Cairo Bulletin. Volume XLIX. Number 290. 23 October 1912. p 3. Retrieved 31 January 2016
In December, 1912, Holding the Fort was shown in Wellington, New Zealand, at the People's Picture Palace.Amusements. The Dominion. Volume 6. Issue 1612. 2 December 1912. p 7. Retrieved 21 December 2015 It was exhibited at the T.P. Electric Theatre, Forester's Hall, in Masterton a month later.Meetings and Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11560. 8 January 1913. p 1. Retrieved 21 December 2015 In March, 1913, it was exhibited in Thames, New Zealand, as part of a program that included another Merwin-penned comedy, Helping John.Amusements. Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015
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