Documentary · United States of America · 1903 · 1m

Electrocuting an Elephant

Electrocuting an Elephant poster
Director
Edwin S. Porter
Cast
Carl Goliath as Himself (Elephant Handler) Topsy as Herself
Crew
Jacob Blair Smith — Director of Photography Edwin S. Porter — Director of Photography Thomas A. Edison — Producer
Synopsis

This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

Key Collaborators
Edwin S. Porter Director Jacob Blair Smith Director of Photography Edwin S. Porter Director of Photography Thomas A. Edison Producer
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