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General Marion, the Swamp Fox
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Champion Film Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Produced by Mark M. Dintenfass. / Released 15 May 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Historical.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? In no period of American history was romance in its most imaginative form outdone as in the days of the Revolution, and of all the heroes of that epoch, the name of none stands out in bolder relief than does that of General Francis Marion. The very mention of his name made the stoutest hearts quake and sent consternation into many a camp and bivouac of the British. In a wonderfully realistic manner, some of his many striking performances are reproduced in this most remarkable story of “Marion’s Men.” The “Swamp Fox,” as the cruel and crafty Tarleton dubbed him, is portrayed with a rare fidelity to historical truth. Some of the incidents of his career, graphically depicted, are here interwoven with his startling feats at the fall of Fort Watson, in April 1781, and the great victory won at Eutaw Springs, which was fought in the same year. The companions of this wonderful genius were akin to him in many respects. Here, for instance, his right bower in his dare-deviltries was a bishop of the church, who on occasion donned the purple robes of office to minister its functions, and then doffed them again for “the belted sword and the cocked hat.” Then the woman, the loyal, true-hearted women of that period of trial and suffering, are here shown in all their fortitude.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) - General Francis Marion
Listing updated: 9 September 2023.
References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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