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The Birth of Patriotism

The Drama of a Man's Soul Reborn
Apr 30, 1917 · 50m
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Drama

PLOT

Carelessness on the part of Johnny Roberts and the growing drudgery of married life causes an estrangement between Johnny and his wife Mary. The final break comes when Johnny, sick with a fever, returns home to be accused of drunkenness by Mary. Johnny leaves his wife to seek solace in Anne, the innkeeper's daughter, and the two live happily together until the outbreak of the war. When England is threatened, Johnny enlists and is sent to the front. In the meantime, Mary, with her little baby, seeks Anne out to ask for some of her husband's money to take care of the child. A mutual understanding springs up between the two women and upon Johnny's arrival home, the self-sacrificing Anne disappears and Johnny returns to his wife and child.

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CAST

Irene Hunt
Ann
Ann Forrest
Mary
Leo Pierson
Johnny Roberts
Ernest Shields
Sam Peters
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Sally Hawkins
Frank Caffray
Ike
Directed by Eugenie Magnus Ingleton

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country
US

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