The Common Cause (1919) — comedy, drama film. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Starring Effie Shannon, Irene Castle, Violet Heming, Julia Arthur.
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A woman's journey from marital strife to wartime service and ultimate reconciliation against the backdrop of WWI.
Comedy, Drama · 70 min · 1919
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.
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