The Common Cause (1919)
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.
Director:
J. Stuart Blackton
Writers:
Ian Hay, Percival Knight, J. Hartley Manners.
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Effie Shannon as Belgium (prologue) |
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Irene Castle as France (prologue) |
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Violet Heming as Britannia (prologue) |
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Julia Arthur as Italy (prologue) |
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Marjorie Rambeau as Columbia (prologue) |
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Herbert Rawlinson as Orrin Palmer |
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Sylvia Breamer as Helene Palmer |
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Huntley Gordon as Edward Wadsworth |
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Lawrence Grossmith as Tommy Atkins |
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Louis Dean as German General |
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Charles Stuart Blackton as Little Belgian Refugee |
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Violet Virginia Blackton as Little Belgian Refugee |
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Philip Van Loan as The Poilu |
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Marcelle Carroll as French Girl |
| Directing | J. Stuart Blackton | Director |
| Writing | Ian Hay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anthony Paul Kelly | Writer |
| Writing | Percival Knight | Screenplay |
| Writing | J. Hartley Manners | Screenplay |
| Production | J. Stuart Blackton | Producer |
| Camera | Otto Brautigan | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Albert E. Smith | Presenter |
