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The Lost Battalion is a american film of genre Drama directed by Burton L. King released in USA on 2 july 1919 with Gaston Glass

The Lost Battalion (1919)

The Lost Battalion
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Released in USA 2 july 1919
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Historical
Rating62% 3.1391653.1391653.1391653.1391653.139165

The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent war film about units of the 77th Infantry Division (the "Lost Battalion") penetrating deep into the Argonne Forest of France during World War I. The film was directed by Burton L. King and features Major Charles Whittlesey and a number of actual soldiers from the 77th who portrayed themselves in the film. It was released July 2, 1919 in North America. The film was remade in 2001 by Russell Mulcahy.

Synopsis

The men in the 308th Regiment's 77th Division, have been drafted from diverse ethnic, economic, and social groups in New York. Two men are fighting Chinatown tongs, one is a burglar, another is a wealthy merchant's son in love with his father's stenographer, who dreams of becoming the greatest movie actress, another is a private in love with the merchant's ward, and finally there is "the Kicker," who finds fault with everything. After training in Yaphank and in France, the 463 men advance under the command of Lt. Col. Charles W. Whittlesey into the "Pocket" of the Argonne Forest, to help break down the supposedly impregnable German defense. Cut off from Allied troops and supplies, and surrounded by the enemy, the Division, nicknamed "The Lost Battalion," withstands six days without food or water. When the German commander asks for their surrender, Whittlesey replies, "Tell them to go to hell!" The Chinese rivals fight bravely side-by-side, while the burglar dies heroically. After their rescue, the survivors are given a parade in New York, and are reunited with their families and sweethearts.

Actors

Gaston Glass

(Harry Merwin)Helen Ferguson

(The Stenographer)Sidney D'Albrook

(The Burglar)Bessie Learn

(The Girl Next Door)Tammany Young

(The Bowery Man)
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