The Common Cause
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70 minutes
1/5/1919
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.
Cast List
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
Sylvia Breamer
as Helene Palmer
Huntley Gordon
as Edward Wadsworth
Lawrence Grossmith
as Tommy Atkins
Louis Dean
as German General
Charles Stuart Blackton
as Little Belgian Refugee
Violet Virginia Blackton
as Little Belgian Refugee
Philip Van Loan
as The Poilu
Marcelle Carroll
as French Girl