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The Battle of Mt. Ariat
Also known as [The Battle of Mt. Arayat]
(1900) United States of America
B&W : [?] 53 or 308? feet
Directed by [?] C. Fred Ackerman and/or Raymond Ackerman?

Cast: Brigadier General Andrew Sheridan Burt [himself], Major-General Frederick D. Grant [himself]

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Cinematography by Raymond Ackerman [?] and C. Fred Ackerman? / © 3 August 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H34100]. Released March 1900. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot in the Philippines in January 1900.

Documentary.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materialsx] The famous 25th Infantry, colored, under Gen. A.S. Burt, charging the insurgent trenches at the foot of Mt. Ariat. Major-General Frederick D. Grant is seen in the foreground during the operation.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Buffalo Soldiers - Philippines

Listing updated: 10 September 2023.

References: Robinson-Palace p. 73 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.