Helping John

Helping John is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.

Helping John
Directed byBannister Merwin
Written byBannister Merwin
StarringBigelow Cooper
Miriam Nesbitt
Barry O'Moore
Robert Brower
Distributed byEdison
Release date
  • August 28, 1912 (1912-08-28)
Running time
1000 ft. (approx.)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
English intertitles

Release

The film was released in the United States on August 14, 1912.[1] It reached venues New Zealand in December, 1912, screening in Canterbury at the beginning of the month,[2] and in Whanganui just after Christmas.[3][4] It subsequently played in Masterton in January, 1913,[5] and at His Majesty's Theatre in Stratford, Taranaki in February.[6] It was programmed with Holding the Fort when it was screened at King's Theatre in Thames, in March.[7]

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References
  1. Edison Kinetogram. Vol 7. No 1. p 11. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 21 December 2015
  2. Amusements. The Press. Volume XLVIII. Issue 14533. 9 December 1912. p 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015
  3. KING'S PICTURES. Wanganui Chronicle. Issue 12857. 27 December 1912. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015
  4. Amusements Wanganui Herald. Volume XLVII. Issue 13864. 26 December 1912. p 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015
  5. Meetings and Amusements. Wairarapa Daily Times. Volume LXIV. Issue 11578. 29 January 1913. p 1.
  6. Stratford News Taranaki Daily News. Volume LV. Issue 238. 27 February 1913. p 3. Retrieved 25 December 2015
  7. Amusements. Thames Star. Volume XLVII. Issue 14474. 13 March 1913. p 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015


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