"The commander of the 5th Army Corps rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a white helmet, a broad expanse of shirt bosom and a general air of avoirdupois."
Watch the official Major General Shafter 1898 trailer in HD below.
William C. Paley Director
United States 20 August 1898
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Filmed in 1898 by Thomas Edison Company.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1898:
01 January 1898
A showcase of trapeze artist Alciede Capitaine, billed as “The Perfect Woman,” whose daring feats on the flying bar combined grace with breathtaking athleticism.
20 March 1898
A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.
01 January 1898
01 January 1898
St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!
01 January 1898
The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal.
01 July 1898
Passage of a Shintoist procession, whose members carry banners and lanterns, somewhere in Kyoto.
30 September 1898
In this movie, dancer Ella Lola performs a Turkish variation of a "Danse Du Ventre", the oriental belly dance.
01 August 1898
A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
01 December 1898
There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating him with a broom as they wait for help to arrive.
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