MOVIES WAY BACK WHEN – Top Secret Submarine Stuff

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Image: A scene from “The Secret of the Submarine.” (Motography, August 26, 1916) (Courtesy)

Dateline: August 1916

The release of the “Flying A” silent-movie serial, “The Secret of the Submarine,” was held back for a while because there was some concern that too many secrets were revealed in the filming. (This was during World War I.)

“The first chapter shows plainly the technical workings of a submarine never before displayed upon the screen. Although [the “Flying A”] had the cooperation of U.S. naval officers in the making of the picture, there apparently are some secrets not supposed to become public.” – Motography, May 20, 1916
Eventually, the concerns were addressed, and the serial was released.

 

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