 Kansas Saloon Smashers features stop action techniques , used to portray Nation destroying the bar ; it was shot in black @-@ and @-@ white . A copyright was filed for the film on February 2 , 1903 . The finished product comprised around 60 to 65 feet ( around 18 m ) of 35 mm film . Kansas Saloon Smashers was not the only satire of Nation to be produced by Edison Studios . Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce , a comedy picture released the same year , was inspired by news articles on Nation 's husband requesting a divorce . 
