A Good Test of High Explosives


1901

Brief Synopsis

Biograph summary: First part of the picture shows the firing and recoil of a 12 inch rifle loaded with a full charge of brown prismatic powder and a projectile filled with 110 lbs. of Maximite. The second part of the picture shows the projectile striking and completely demolishing a target...

Cast & Crew

G. W. Bitzer

Camera

Film Details

Release Date
May 1901
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Country
United States

Synopsis

Biograph summary: First part of the picture shows the firing and recoil of a 12 inch rifle loaded with a full charge of brown prismatic powder and a projectile filled with 110 lbs. of Maximite. The second part of the picture shows the projectile striking and completely demolishing a target composed of Harveyized steel armor plate and corresponding to the side armor of a battleship.

Film Details

Release Date
May 1901
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Country
United States

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