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  • The Wilhelm Scream (1951 "Aaaaaahhhhhh!!" used in hundreds of movies since)

    02/14/2007 11:12:29 AM PST · by dead · 34 replies · 1,651+ views
    Damn Interesting ^ | February 11th, 2007 at 11:48 pm | Greg Bjerg
    In the 1951 movie Distant Drums starring Gary Cooper, a small band of soldiers were crossing a swamp in pursuit of Seminole Indians. While wading through the Everglades one unnamed soldier was attacked and dragged underwater by an alligator. His last sound as he died was a startled scream. Wilhelm about to scream in The Charge at Feather River In The Charge at Feather River two years later, a soldier named Private Wilhelm screamed in what sounded like alligator-assaulted agony when he was struck by an arrow. In fact, his cry of pained surprise was practically identical to unnamed soldier's....