The Common Cause
70 mins
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.
Charles Stuart Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee
Violet Virginia Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee
Philip Van Loan
The Poilu
Marcelle Carroll
French Girl
Ian Hay
Screenplay
Anthony Paul Kelly
Writer
Percival Knight
Screenplay
J. Hartley Manners
Screenplay
Otto Brautigan
Director of Photography
Albert E. Smith
Presenter