Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo (1900)

Filmed off the coast of Rhode Island, this Edison short takes place on the U.S. torpedo boat Morris as we see some men loading up a torpedo that is eventually shot off. This film lasts only 75-seconds but it's almost as if the director wanted to save the best for last. The first sixty-seconds are pretty lifeless as we barely get to see what's going on but once the torpedo is shot off things pick up.

• Release Date: 1900-05-21
• Runtime: 0h 1min
• Production Company: Edison Studios
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: James H. White