Underplayed Gems

President McKinley at the Buffalo Exposition (1901)

President McKinley at the Buffalo Exposition poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
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How it feels

This is a silent film from 1901 showing President William McKinley at the Buffalo World's Fair. It was filmed shortly before he was shot by an anarchist, an event that led to his death a week later.

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What happens

President McKinley at the Buffalo Exposition è un cortometraggio muto del 1901. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei crediti del film, che venne girato a Buffalo, nello stato di New York, durante l'Esposizione Universale del 1901. Il 6 settembre, dopo aver pronunciato un discorso all'esposizione, il presidente William McKinley fu colpito dai colpi di Leon Czolgosz, un anarchico di origine polacca. Il presidente morì il 14 settembre in seguito alle ferite riportate nell'attentato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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