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On the Firing Line with the Germans
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Nine reels / 8500 feet
Directed by Wilbur H. Dorborough

Cast: Wilbur H. Dorborough [himself]

Wilbur H. Durborough production in association with Industrial Moving Picture Company; distributed on State Rights basis by War Film Syndicate Company. / Produced by [?] Wilbur H. Dorborough and/or Oswald F. Schuette? Cinematography by Wilbur H. Dorborough and Irving G. Ries. / World premiere, 28 November 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Premiered 6 December 1915 at the Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Documentary: War: World War I.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Battlefields - Trenches - War: World War I (28 July 1914-11 November 1918)

Listing updated: 19 September 2015.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 261 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Robert Peters.