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“Columbia” Winning the Cup
(1899) United States of America
B&W : 65 feet
Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter, J. Stuart Blackton and/or Albert E. Smith?
Cast: (unknown)
[?] Edison Manufacturing Company or American Vitagraph Company? production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] Edwin S. Porter, J. Stuart Blackton and/or Albert E. Smith? / © 24 October 1899 by Thomas A. Edison [69350]. Released late October 1899. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was shot off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on 20 October 1899. This is a different production from “Columbia” Winning the Cup (1901).
Documentary.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] The decisive moment in the great International Yacht Races is shown in this picture. Against a background of well defined clouds, the Light Boat is seen marking the finishing line in this great aquatic struggle. As the Columbia crosses the line, followed closely by the Shamrock, we see the steam from the whistle of the Light Ship announcing the well earned victory of the American yacht.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive (Box 0674B), 35mm paper positive (Box 5093A), 35mm viewing print (FLA 4558), 16mm reduction duplicate negative (FRA 1592), 16mm reduction positive (FYA 0854)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 March 2020.
References: Website-AFI; Website-LoC.
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