Holding the Fort is a short American silent comedy produced by the Edison Company in 1912.

[2] It played in Pendleton, Oregon, a month later,[3] and in Cairo, Illinois, in October.

[4] In December, 1912, Holding the Fort was shown in Wellington, New Zealand, at the People's Picture Palace.

Electric Theatre, Forester's Hall, in Masterton a month later.

[6] In March, 1913, it was exhibited in Thames, New Zealand, as part of a program that included another Merwin-penned comedy, Helping John.