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|date= July 2, 1919 | |date= July 2, 1919 | ||
|language = Silent | |language = Silent | ||
|studio= MacManus Corporation | |||
|distributor=W. H. Productions Company | |distributor=W. H. Productions Company | ||
|character1=Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey | |character1=Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey | ||
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'''''The Lost Battalion''''' is a 1919 American silent World War I film | '''''The Lost Battalion''''' is a 1919 American silent World War I film directed by and produced by Edward A. MacManus. The movie describes the events of the encircled units of the U.S. 77th Infantry Division by German forces in the Argonne Forest in 1917. The movie features many actual soldiers including the commanding officer Major Charles W. Whittlesey who portrayed themselves. | ||
{{Film Title}} | In 2001, the movie was [[Lost Battalion, The|remade]] by [[Russell Mulcahy]]. | ||
{{Film Title|The Lost Battalion}} | |||
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==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
The [[Colt M1911]] is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry | The [[Colt M1911]] is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry and one German soldier of an MG-crew. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:lb19_colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. McMurtry holds his Colt as he is under fire.]] | [[File:lb19_colt1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. McMurtry holds his Colt as he is under fire.]] | ||
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==Enfield M1917== | ==Enfield M1917== | ||
American troops | American troops are armed [[M1917 Enfield]] rifles in the movie. This is correct since the Enfield was more massively produced in World War I as the [[M1903 Springfield|Springfield M1903]] was in short supply when the US entered the war. '''''The Lost Battalion''''' may be the first movie ever to feature this rifle (except for war footage), since the Enfield M1917 issued two years earlier. | ||
[[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | [[Image:m1917enfield.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1917 Enfield - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:lb19_enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|American soldiers present their Enfields.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|American soldiers present their Enfields.]] | ||
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[[File:lb19_enfield4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers spot an Allied plane.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers spot an Allied plane.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_enfield5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The chamber can be seen open.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The chamber can be seen open.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_enfield6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his slinged Enfield.]] | [[File:lb19_enfield6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with his slinged Enfield awaiting a mailable message.]] | ||
==Beaumont M1871== | ==Beaumont M1871== | ||
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[[File:lb19_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench await the attack. Note the missing front armor of the ''Stahlhelm''.]] | [[File:lb19_rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers in a trench await the attack. Note the missing front armor of the ''Stahlhelm''.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The side-mounted bayonet is seen.]] | [[File:lb19_rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The side-mounted bayonet is seen.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the rear sight, chamber and the bolt handle.]] | [[File:lb19_rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A view of the rear sight, chamber, and the bolt handle.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==M1918 | ==BAR M1918== | ||
The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is used by | The [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] is used by one soldier of the Lost Battalion. Like the M1917 Enfield, it is also most likely the first movie that featured this gun. | ||
[[File:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Early-version (M1918) Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | [[File:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Early-version (M1918) Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[File:lb19_bar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional Picture.]] | [[File:lb19_bar.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Promotional Picture of the BAR on the right.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_bar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''The guy that invented this gun ought to be pinched for aiding the enemy.''" The soldier reloads his BAR.]] | [[File:lb19_bar1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"''The guy that invented this gun ought to be pinched for aiding the enemy.''" <br /> The soldier reloads his BAR while complainting about the low magazine-capacity.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_bar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier | [[File:lb19_bar2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier open fire at charging Germans.]] | ||
==Hotchkiss M1914== | ==Hotchkiss M1914== | ||
What appears to be a French [[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun|Hotchkiss M1914]] machine gun is used by German soldiers. | |||
[[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel / 7.92x57mm Mauser / 11mm Gras]] | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel / 7.92x57mm Mauser / 11mm Gras]] | ||
[[File:lb19_mg1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fire the gun.]] | [[File:lb19_mg1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|German soldiers fire the gun.]] | ||
[[File:lb19_mg2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The ammunition strip | [[File:lb19_mg2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The ammunition strip glimbs out of the bush.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category: Movie]] | ||
[[Category:B&W]] | [[Category: B&W]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category: Drama]] | ||
[[Category: Biographical Movie]] | [[Category: Biographical Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category: War]] | ||
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The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent World War I film directed by and produced by Edward A. MacManus. The movie describes the events of the encircled units of the U.S. 77th Infantry Division by German forces in the Argonne Forest in 1917. The movie features many actual soldiers including the commanding officer Major Charles W. Whittlesey who portrayed themselves.
In 2001, the movie was remade by Russell Mulcahy.
The following weapons were used in the film The Lost Battalion:
Pistols
Colt M1911
The Colt M1911 is used by American soldiers including Major (then Captain) George McMurtry and one German soldier of an MG-crew.
Rifles
Enfield M1917
American troops are armed M1917 Enfield rifles in the movie. This is correct since the Enfield was more massively produced in World War I as the Springfield M1903 was in short supply when the US entered the war. The Lost Battalion may be the first movie ever to feature this rifle (except for war footage), since the Enfield M1917 issued two years earlier.
Beaumont M1871
German soldiers carry rifles with straight bolt handles that appear to be single shot Dutch Beaumont M1871 rifles.
Machine Guns
BAR M1918
The Browning Automatic Rifle is used by one soldier of the Lost Battalion. Like the M1917 Enfield, it is also most likely the first movie that featured this gun.
The soldier reloads his BAR while complainting about the low magazine-capacity.
Hotchkiss M1914
What appears to be a French Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun is used by German soldiers.
