The Birth of Patriotism (1917)
Synopsis
Carelessness on the part of Johnny Roberts and the growing drudgery of married life causes an estrangement between Johnny and his wife Mary. The final break comes when Johnny, sick with a fever, returns home to be accused of drunkenness by Mary. Johnny leaves his wife to seek solace in Anne, the innkeeper's daughter, and the two live happily together until the outbreak of the war. When England is threatened, Johnny enlists and is sent to the front. In the meantime, Mary, with her little baby, seeks Anne out to ask for some of her husband's money to take care of the child. A mutual understanding springs up between the two women and upon Johnny's arrival home, the self-sacrificing Anne disappears and Johnny returns to his wife and child.
Release Date: 1917-04-30
Runtime: 50 minutes
Director: Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
Top Cast
- Irene Hunt as Ann
- Ann Forrest as Mary
- Leo Pierson as Johnny Roberts
- Ernest Shields as Sam Peters
- Lydia Yeamans Titus as Sally Hawkins
- Frank Caffray as Ike
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