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At the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1898, the Maine Incident in which an American warship blew up in Havana Harbor, allegedly following sabotage by Spain, triggers the outbreak of the Spanish–American War.
A Message to Garcia: Directed by George Marshall. With Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Alan Hale. Based on the actual event of Rowan's carrying a message from President McKinley to Garcia in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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- Drama
- George Marshall
- 1936-04-10
Jun 28, 2012 · Movie starring Barbara Stanwyck.I do not own the rights to this material.
- 85 min
- 74.9K
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A Message to Garcia is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899, expressing the value of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work. The essay's primary example is a dramatized version of a daring escapade performed by an American soldier, First Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, just before the Spanish–American War.
- Elbert Hubbard
- 1899
John Boles stars as U.S. Army Lt. Andrew Rowan, who is sent by President William McKinley in 1898 to Cuba to deliver an important message to General Calixto Garcia, leader of the Cuban revolutionaries fighting the Spanish.
- George Marshall, Booth Mccracken
- Wallace Beery
The president asks Lt. Andrew Rowan (John Boles) to travel to Cuba and deliver a message to rebel leader Gen. Garcia: The United States will need his help if war does break out.
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A Message to Garcia is a 1936 American war film directed by George Marshall and starring Wallace Beery and Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles and Alan Hale, Sr.. The film is inspired by the 1899 essay A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard, loosely based on an incident during the Spanish–American War.
