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The Lost Battalion

1919 · US

Directed by Burton L King

The men of the 77th Division who were cut off in the Argonne in October 1918 play themselves a year later, Major Whittlesey and Captain McMurtry among them. A reenactment with the original cast, and in the ravine some of the faces had been there and are not acting hunger. Burton King directed, 1919.

History · War · Drama

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1919 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons · FM-54; File:The Lost Battalion (1919).webm; 1480x1080

Video: Burton L. King · Credit: This video is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division under the digital ID ntscrm.00007929 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

Burton L King · DirectorRobert Alexander · Major-General Robert AlexanderGeorge McMurtry · Major George McMurtry

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Cast

Principal players
R

Robert Alexander

Major-General Robert Alexander

G

George McMurtry

Major George McMurtry

Charles W. Whittlesey

Charles W. Whittlesey

Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey

W

William J. Cullen

Captain William J. Cullen

A

Arthur F. McKeogh

Lt. Arthur F. McKeogh

A

Augustus Kaiser

Lt. Augustus Kaiser

J

Jack Hershkowitz

Private Jack Hershkowitz

P

Philip Cepaglia

Corporal Philip Cepaglia

H

Herman J. Bergasse

Sergeant Herman J. Bergasse

J

J. J. Munson

Private J. J. Munson

A

Abraham Krotoshinisky

Private Abraham Krotoshinisky

Jack McLean

Jack McLean

The Kicker

Gaston Glass

Gaston Glass

Harry Merwin

M

Marion Coakley

Nancy Bristol

Helen Ferguson

Helen Ferguson

The Stenographer

Crew

Arthur A. Cadwell

cinematographer

Charles Logue

writer

William A. Reinhart

cinematographer

William H. Tuers

cinematographer

Roy Vaughn

cinematographer

Conrad Wells

cinematographer

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