The Common Cause

The Common Cause (1919)

Comedy Drama

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.

  • Release Date: 1919-01-05
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Director: J. Stuart Blackton

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Cast

  • Effie Shannon

    Belgium (prologue)

  • Irene Castle

    France (prologue)

  • Violet Heming

    Britannia (prologue)

  • Julia Arthur

    Italy (prologue)

  • Marjorie Rambeau

    Columbia (prologue)

  • Herbert Rawlinson

    Orrin Palmer

  • Sylvia Breamer

    Helene Palmer

  • Huntley Gordon

    Edward Wadsworth

  • Lawrence Grossmith

    Tommy Atkins

  • Louis Dean

    German General

  • Charles Stuart Blackton

    Little Belgian Refugee

  • Violet Virginia Blackton

    Little Belgian Refugee

  • Philip Van Loan

    The Poilu

  • Marcelle Carroll

    French Girl

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