That footage of the Maine at the beginning...
Was that actual 1890's vintage footage or just some doctored repro stuff? Pure curiosity...
shareThe explosion was actually footage from the end of the Lee Marvin movie Shout at the Devil in which a World War I German warship is blown up in a harbor in Africa. It was converted to sepia-tone and made grainy and streaky to look like a turn-of-the century newsreel. I saw Rough Riders long before I saw Shout at the Devil, and recognized the footage in Shout at the Devil immediately when I saw it.
shareI kinda figured the explosion itself wasn't period but was curious if they had actually scrounged up some footage of the Maine. Mystery solved, thanks.
shareInteresting. Thanks for the info.
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