A MESSAGE TO GARCIA.
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A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Silent 2800 George Marshall Director: George Marshall
The film opens with the Maine Incident of 1898 in which an American warship blew-up in Havana harbor, allegedly following sabotage by Spain, triggering the outbreak of the Spanish–American War. President McKinley wishes to make contact with General Calixto García, the leader of the Cuban revolt against Spain, summons an American army officer Andrew Summers Rowan to the White House. Rowan slips into Cuba with the aid of the crew of a neutral British ship. The Spanish hire the cynical, amoral Doctor Krug to hunt down the American before he can reach Garcia.
The film opens with the Maine Incident of 1898 in which an American warship blew-up in Havana harbor, allegedly following sabotage by Spain, triggering the outbreak of the Spanish–American War. President McKinley wishes to make contact with General Calixto García, the leader of the Cuban revolt against Spain, summons an American army officer Andrew Summers Rowan to the White House. Rowan slips into Cuba with the aid of the crew of a neutral British ship. The Spanish hire the cynical, amoral Doctor Krug to hunt down the American before he can reach Garcia.
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