The Common Cause
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0.0Helene 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.
Released: 1919-01-0570 minDir: J. Stuart BlacktonComedy, Drama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 5 January 1919
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- J. Stuart Blackton
- Cast member
- Effie Shannon
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- P462
- black-and-white
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1919 American films1919 comedy films1919 English-language films1919 films1919 lost filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican silent feature filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms based on works by Ian HayFilms directed by J. Stuart BlacktonLost American silent comedy films