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The Common Cause
Overview
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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Cast
Effie Shannon
Belgium (prologue)
Irene Castle
France (prologue)
Violet Heming
Britannia (prologue)
Julia Arthur
Italy (prologue)
Marjorie Rambeau
Columbia (prologue)
Herbert Rawlinson
Orrin Palmer
Sylvia Breamer
Helene Palmer
Huntley Gordon
Edward Wadsworth
Lawrence Grossmith
Tommy Atkins
Louis Dean
German General
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