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Electrocuting an Elephant is a 1903 American, short, black-and-white, silent documentary film of the killing of the elephant Topsy by electrocution at a Coney Island amusement park. It was produced by the Edison film company and is believed to have been shot by Edwin S. Porter or Jacob Blair Smith.
Original Release
01/12/1903
US Release
01/12/1903
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Carl Goliath | Self (elephant handler) |
| Topsy | Self / Itself |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Carl Goliath | Self (elephant handler) |
| Topsy | Self / Itself |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Thomas A. Edison | Producer |
