What was the first American film to be completely (or even partly) filmed "on-location" in another country?

I think John Ford's The Quiet Man was an early one, but have no clue if it was the first or not.

Any info on the history of filming "on-location" would be greatly appreciated.
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07-07-02, 11:20 PM
decal
Robert Flaherty's documentary "Nanook of the North" was filmed around Hudson Bay in Canada. It was released in 1922 (the term "documentary" was coined for this film).

http://imdb.com/title/tt0013427/

07-14-02, 09:30 PM
Shadows and Dust
Thanks a lot, decal, for the information and the link. smile

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Mexican bandit and revolutionary played himself in several movies from 1912-1916. They were filmed in Mexico, and several real battles were filmed.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0897642/

For one of the films, The Life of General Villa (1914), Villa had signed a contract to recreate the battles if the film didn't develop well. There is a story that, in one of his attacks, he charged before dawn or at dawn, and the light wasn't enough to capture anything. So, later in the day, he attacked again.

Villa was very media-aware, even as he was dying when he was assassinated. His final words were, "Don't let it end this way. Tell them I said something."