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Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

19011 minUnited States
Comedy

Synopsis

A caricature of Theodore Roosevelt stages a hunting triumph with a photographer and press agent close behind. The supposed display of rugged independence becomes inseparable from the work of manufacturing publicity.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
1:14
Subtitles
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

DirectorsEdwin S. Porter

Inspirations

The short adapts political cartoons published in Hearst's New York Journal. Visible signs identify the publicity workers, making their presence as important as the hunter's performance.

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