Dewey (1911)
The wonderful achievements of George Dewey in defying mines and batteries to enter Manila Bay, there to annihilate the whole Spanish fleet at that station, was the talk of the world, and the putting of such a hero, fittingly into a film story is well worth the commendable enterprise. As we see here the illustrious Dewey in situations where his patriotism shines forth, we behold those truly transcendental qualities of his personality which made him great. But this picture is not merely a biographical projection, but deals with other factors and incidents of the Spanish War period. Mark Hanna and Theodore Roosevelt play important roles in the story unfolded, which is remarkable not only for the personages it contains, but for the curious incidents which are interwoven into the weft and woof of historical fact, there is woven a beautiful color, a color of heart interest, that grips us in an ever-tightening embrace and there are also patches of brightness in that color, humor we may call it, bright, keen, unconscious, Irish humor, that makes us realize how precious humor is, as an offset to the gripping intensity of the other situations. The bursting of a mine in the path of the Irish dispatch bearer in his great death ride through the enemy's lines may be mentioned as one of these tense moments to which we have reference.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
