Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919)
Synopsis
After a young inventor discovers a powerful new explosive, agents from a German chemical firm induce him to study at a German university. While there, he is repelled by certain aspects of the people, and he leaves for Belgium. When the war begins, the inventor saves a Belgian burgomaster's daughter from Prussian invaders. The inventor and the girl endure horrible suffering because of the war, but they find happiness at its end, while the formerly fighting nations direct their effort towards world peace at the Paris conferences. The assassination of Kurt Eisner of Bavaria occurs at the end.
Release Date: 1919-04-15
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director: Frank Borzage
Top Cast
- Jack Mulhall as Jack Randall
- Pauline Starke as Julie
- Kathryn Adams as Elsa Clow
- Harvey Clark as Wolf von Schwartz
- Jean Hersholt as
- Wilton Taylor as
- Charles K. French as Herr Klaw
- Millard K. Wilson as
- Walt Whitman as Matthieu
- Edward Hearn as
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