The Common Cause
movie
Released January 05, 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
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
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Charles Stuart Blackton
as
Little Belgian Refugee
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Violet Virginia Blackton
as
Little Belgian Refugee
