The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. When World War I breaks out, Carl is drafted. Pauli and her family and friends are left behind to experience the suffering which befell civilians during the war. Her luck worsens when her father is dismissed from his professorship for teaching that war is evil. Her father argues violently with Carl's father, and degradation and despair descend on Pauli and her family as they await Carl's return from the front.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred NibloDirector
- Willis GoldbeckWriter
- John ColtonWriter
- Agnes Christine JohnstonWriter
Cast
- Lillian GishPauli Arndt
- Ralph ForbesCarl Behrend
- Ralph EmersonBruce Gordon
- Frank CurrierProf. Arndt
- George FawcettAugust Bejremd
- Fritzi RidgewayMitzi Winkelmann
- John S. PetersFritz Winkelmann
- Karl DaneJan
- Polly MoranBaruska
- Billy Kent SchaeferKurt
- Louise Emmons(uncredited)
- Betty Jane GrahamLittle Girl (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
silent filmpartially lost film