The Common Cause (1919)
Synopsis
Helene Palmer and her husband Orrin have grown apart, and she becomes infatuated with bachelor Edward Wadsworth. With the outbreak of World War I, Orrin and Edward enlist, while Helene works as a Red Cross nurse in a small French town. Edward is wounded on a dangerous scouting mission near the town and Orrin carries him to safety. The enemy invades during the night, and Orrin rescues Helene as she is about to be overpowered by a German officer. The dying Edward, morally strengthened by his experience as a soldier, encourages the couple to reunite. Soon after, peace is declared.
Release Date: 1919-01-05
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director: J. Stuart Blackton
Top Cast
- Effie Shannon as Belgium (prologue)
- Irene Castle as France (prologue)
- Violet Heming as Britannia (prologue)
- Julia Arthur as Italy (prologue)
- Marjorie Rambeau as Columbia (prologue)
- Herbert Rawlinson as Orrin Palmer
- Sylvia Breamer as Helene Palmer
- Huntley Gordon as Edward Wadsworth
- Lawrence Grossmith as Tommy Atkins
- Louis Dean as German General
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