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Basic Info
Release: January 05, 1919

The Common Cause

1919
Overview

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.

Genres
Comedy Drama
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • No Language xx

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Cast
Effie Shannon
Effie Shannon
Belgium (prologue)
Irene Castle
Irene Castle
France (prologue)
Violet Heming
Violet Heming
Britannia (prologue)
Julia Arthur
Julia Arthur
Italy (prologue)
Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Columbia (prologue)
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson
Orrin Palmer
Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Helene Palmer
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Gordon
Edward Wadsworth
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Tommy Atkins
Louis Dean
Louis Dean
German General
Charles Stuart Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee
Violet Virginia Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee
Crew
J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Director
Ian Hay
Screenplay
Anthony Paul Kelly
Writer
Percival Knight
Screenplay
J. Hartley Manners
Screenplay
J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Producer
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