Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo Trailer (1900)

21 May 1900 Factual 1 mins

Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is eventually shot off. This film lasts only 75-seconds but it's almost as if the director wanted to save the best for last. The first sixty-seconds are pretty lifeless as we barely get to see what's going on but once the torpedo is shot off things pick up.

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International Releases Dates

United States 21 May 1900

Production Companies

Edison Studios

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