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The Battle of Trafalgar (1911)

NR | Sep 22, 1911 (US) | War | 00:00

The Battle of Trafalgar is a possibly lost 1911 American silent docudrama film that portrayed the 1805 victory of Great Britain’s Royal Navy over the combined naval forces of France and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. The death of British Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson in that decisive sea battle was also depicted in this "one-reeler", which was directed by J. Searle Dawley and produced by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. The film starred Sydney Booth with Herbert Prior, James Gordon, Charles Ogle, and Laura Sawyer in supporting roles.

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Sydney Booth
Admiral Lord Nelson
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Herbert Prior
Lieutenant Prescott
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James Gordon
Captain Hardy
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Charles Ogle
The Ship's Surgeon
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Laura Sawyer
Lt. Prescott's Fiancée
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Willis Secord
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