Film, Video The lost battalion
About this Item
Title
- The lost battalion
Summary
- Based on the experiences of soldiers in the American 77th Infantry Division, about 550 of whom were isolated and surrounded by the Germans during the Battle of the Argonne in World War I. The men suffered from thirst, hunger, and heavy losses, but refused to surrender. As more men were killed and captured, carrier pigeons became the only method of communicating with headquarters. Coming under friendly fire, the men were saved by a pigeon named Cher Ami, who was able to deliver a message to stop the barrage. After five days, and several unsuccessful rescue attempts, the remaining men were finally rescued. Five participants received the Congressional Medal of Honor, and others received the Distinguished Service Cross. The fictional part of the story precedes and follows the battle scenes, showing the men in civilian life and in training, and the survivors coming home to their loved ones. The fictional characters also appear in the battle scenes along with some of the actual participants.
Names
- MacManus, Edward A., 1882-1958, production
- King, Burton, 1877-1944, direction
- Logue, Charles A., writing
- Ferguson, Helen, 1901-1977, cast
- Coakley, Marion, 1896-1968, cast
- Glass, Gaston, cast
- Robson, May, 1868-1924, cast
- Davenport, Blanche, cast
- Learn, Bessie, cast
- Young, Tammany, 1887-1936, cast
- D'Albrook, Sidney, 1886-1948, cast
- MacManus Corporation
- W.H. Productions Company
Created / Published
- United States : W.H. Productions Co., 1919.
Headings
- - Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918--Drama
- - World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Meuse River Valley--Drama
- - United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 77th--Drama
- - Cher Ami (Pigeon)--Drama
- - Alexander, Robert,--1863-1941--Drama
Genre
- War films
- Historical films
- Silent films
- Feature films
- Fiction films
Notes
- - LP14170 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: MacManus Corp.; 6Sep19; LP14170.
- - Helen Ferguson, Marion Coakley, Sydney D'Albrook, Gaston Glass, Jack McLean, Mrs. Stuart Robson, Blanche Davenport, Bessie Learn, Tammany Young.
- - Appearing: Major General Robert Alexander, Major George G. McMurtry, Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey, Capt. William J. Cullen, Lieutenant Arthur F. McKeogh, Lieut. Augustus Kaiser, Private Jack Hershkowitz, Corporal Philip Cepaglia, Sergeant Herman J. Bergasse, Private J.J. Munson, Private Abraham Krotoshinisky, Lieutenant Jordan, Private J.W. Rosson.
- - On M/B/RS Film & Television catalog card for 16 mm print: "Incomplete copy: LC has reels 3-5".
- - Originally released on eight 35 mm. reels.
- - Part of summary from M/B/RS Film & Television catalog card.
- - Sources used: M/B/RS Film & Television catalog card; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939, p. 488; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed August 27, 201; Internet movie database, August 27, 2018; American Heritage magazine, v. 28, issue 6, 1977, (The lost battalion) viewed online August 30, 2018; Moving picture world, v. 41, no. 12, September 20, 1919, p. 1867-1868, viewed online August 30, 2018 at the Media History Digital Library.
Medium
- 1 video file (digital, MPEG-4) (ca. 123 min.) : si., b&w.
- viewing print 3 film reels of 8 (r3-5) (ca. 45 min., ca. 1,045 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 0483-0485 (viewing print)
Source Collection
- AFI/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Collection (Library of Congress)
- Fleming (Douglas) & Moore (Lynn) Collection (Library of Congress)
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2018600177
Online Format
- image
- video
LCCN Permalink
Additional Metadata Formats
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Contributor
- Coakley, Marion
- D'albrook, Sidney
- Davenport, Blanche
- Ferguson, Helen
- Glass, Gaston
- King, Burton
- Learn, Bessie
- Logue, Charles A.
- Macmanus Corporation
- Macmanus, Edward A.
- Robson, May
- W.H. Productions Company
- Young, Tammany