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Making an American Citizen (1912)

Making an American Citizen

Release date: October 30, 1912
Directed by: Alice Guy-Blaché
Stars: Blanche Cornwall, Lee Beggs
Running time: 16 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent

Making an American Citizen is a 1912 short movie by the pioneering French producer Alice Guy-Blaché.

Making-an-American-Citizen-(1912)

Originally published as “educational drama” it grapples with the theme of immigration, assimilation, and of becoming a “good US citizen”.