The Boston Tea Party (1908 film)

The Boston Tea Party
Directed byEdwin S. Porter and
J. Searle Dawley
Written byJames Cogan
StarringHerbert Prior
Charles Ogle
CinematographyFrederick S. Armitage
J. Searle Dawley
Production
company
Distributed byEdison Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • 15 July 1908 (1908-07-15)
Running time
Approximately 6 minutes (550 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The Boston Tea Party is a 1908 silent film directed by Edwin S. Porter, and produced and distributed by Edison Studios. The film is a fictionalized depiction of the events of the December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party.[1] It was the film debut of actor Charles Stanton Ogle.[2]

  1. ^ Langman, Larry; Borg, Ed (1989). "American Revolution". Encyclopedia of American War Films. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. Garland Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8240-7540-8. Edison presented a one-reel depiction of the tea-dumping as early as 1908 titled 'The Boston Tea Party.'
  2. ^ Holmes, Dr. John R. (1 June 2009). Remembering Steubenville: From Frontier Fort to Steel Valley. History Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-62584-247-3. Edison Studios in New York led the pack, and in 1908, Charles Stanton Ogle, son of Steubenville preacher Joseph C. Ogle, appeared in the Edison feature The Boston Tea Party. Alt URL