Underplayed Gems

The Battle of San Juan Hill (1913)

The Battle of San Juan Hill poster
Directed by
Francis Ford
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
30 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A short silent film from 1913 reenacts a famous military battle of the Spanish-American War. Francis Ford both directed and stars in the film with a screenplay by Grace Cunard who also plays the female lead.

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What happens

The Battle of San Juan Hill รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto e interpretato da Francis Ford. La protagonista femminile della pellicola era Grace Cunard che aveva anche scritto la sceneggiatura del film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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