The Boston Tea Party (1908 film)

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 Boston Tea Party. It was the film debut of actor Charles Stanton Ogle.

Plot

Described by Edison Films as an "unrivalled historical production of colonial times", the synopsis of scenes was:

Production

The film was one of the first two films at Edison Studios made using a two production-unit system, by J. Searle Dawley and Frederick S. Armitage under the supervision of Edwin S. Porter.

Reception

The film received both positive and negative reviews. It was criticized for a lack of coherent narrative, and described as "marred by the obscurity of the opening scenes." Newspapers reportedly described it as "an exciting historical film" and "an exceptionally interesting reproduction of that historic event."

References

Category:American historical films
Category:1900s historical films
Category:American films
Category:American silent short films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American drama films
Category:1900s drama films