Sunup1 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 There was an old black and white film, a western, where a fort was left with only a few men to protect it. They are about to be attacked, so to make it appear that there are more men, they devised something where each sentry carries a pole with several torches attatched. From outside the fort, only the torches are visible, thus giving the impression of more men in the fort. I would love to know what film that was. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittyrat234 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Sure it was a Western and not a "desert movie"? Beau Geste has a scene with the same device, except they prop up the dead with their rifles to make it look like the fort is still being held and manned. The fort is controlled by the French Foreign Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunup1 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks for replying, but the one thing I do remember are the torches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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