Arms and the Girl (1917)
Ziegfeld Follies headliner Billie Burke starred in a handful of silent films, of which Arms and the Girl was the second. Burke plays an American lass who journeys to Europe to be reunited with her fiance. Not only has her sweetheart been unfaithful, but she arrives on the continent just as World War I breaks out.
Director: Joseph Kaufman
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Billie Burke as Ruth Sherwood |
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Thomas Meighan as Wilfred Ferrers |
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Louise Bates as Olga Karnovitch |
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J. Malcolm Dunn as Eugene |
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Arthur Bauer as Burgomaster |
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William David as Jack Martin |
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George S. Trimble as The General |
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Harry Lee as |
| Directing | Joseph Kaufman | Director |
| Writing | Robert M. Baker | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Grant Stewart | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Charles E. Whittaker | Writer |
| Camera | William Marshall | Director of Photography |