The read
It runs a compact 10m.
Synopsis
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- D.W. GriffithWriter
- Frank E. WoodsWriter
Cast
- Owen MooreColonial Army Messenger
- James KirkwoodMessenger's Father
- Mary PickfordMessenger's Sister
- D.W. GriffithCast
- Lottie PickfordCast
- Mack SennettHessian
- George SiegmannHessian
- Henry B. WalthallCast
- Florence LawrenceCast
- Kate BruceSoldier's Family
- Robert HarronFarmer
- Arthur V. JohnsonHessian