Abraham Lincoln's Clemency
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Abraham Lincoln's Clemency was a 1910
film directed by Theodore Wharton
and produced by Pathé
Films. The plot revolves around US President Abraham Lincoln
pardoning a hapless sentry who had fallen asleep while on duty during the height of the Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence he is due to face the firing squad. However, his mother pleads with the President to save her son, which, as the title suggests, he does. The film was a single reel in length.
1910 in film
The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
film directed by Theodore Wharton
Theodore Wharton
Theodore Wharton was an American film director, producer and writer. He directed 48 films in the 1910s and 1920s, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford, which featured Oliver Hardy....
and produced by Pathé
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
Films. The plot revolves around US President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
pardoning a hapless sentry who had fallen asleep while on duty during the height of the Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence he is due to face the firing squad. However, his mother pleads with the President to save her son, which, as the title suggests, he does. The film was a single reel in length.