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The Sinking of the Lusitania
(1918) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Winsor McCay

Cast: Winsor McCay [himself], Mr. Beach [himself]

Winsor McCay production; distributed by Jewel Productions, Incorporated, through The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Released 20 July 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Historical: Cartoon.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animation [cel] - Attacks - Ships: Lusitania - Smoke - Submarines - Water: Oceans - Weapons: Torpedoes

Listing updated: 26 November 2022.

References: Film viewing : Everson-American p. 209; Pitts-Hollywood p. 8 : Website-IMDb : Other-McCay.

Home video: DVD.