D.W. Griffith's Vital Story of Today
5.3
69 min
Ralph visits France with his father, a shipbuilder, and falls in love with Blossom, the granddaughter of his father's friend, a Civil war veteran not reconciled with the Union. Blossom, however, is engaged to a French nobleman. When the war breaks out, Ralph enlists, while his brother Jim, a heartbreaker, is drafted.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Adolph Lestina | Mr. France | Unowned |
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Carol Dempster | Atoline France | Unowned |
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Frances Parks | The chum | Unowned |
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Richard Barthelmess | Ralph Grey | Unowned |
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Robert Harron | James Grey | Unowned |
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Syn De Conde | Count de Brissac | Unowned |
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George Fawcett | Edward Grey | Unowned |
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Kate Bruce | Mrs. Edward Grey | Unowned |
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Edward Peil Sr. | Turnverein Terror | Unowned |
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Clarine Seymour | Cutie Beautiful | Unowned |
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Tully Marshall | Cutie's old friend | Unowned |
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David Butler | Johann August Kant | Unowned |
Joseph Scott | Himself (as The Hon. Joseph Scott, Head of the Draft Exemption Board) | Unowned | |
E.H. Crowder | Himself (as Provost Marshal Gen. E.H. Crowder) | Unowned | |
General March | Himself | Unowned | |
Newton Baker | Himself (as Secretary of War Newton Baker) (as Secretary of War Newton Bakr) | Unowned | |
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Milla Davenport | Unowned |