The Girl Who Stayed at Home
| The Girl Who Stayed at Home | |
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_-_1.jpg) Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster in the film | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
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| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
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| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Edited by | James Smith |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,672 feet (2,034 m)) |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Girl Who Stayed at Home is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. Prints of the film exist.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]James Grey (Robert Harron), the younger son of Edward Grey (George Fawcett) and Mrs. Grey (Kate Bruce), attempts to evade the military draft to maintain his relationship with Cutie Beautiful (Clarine Seymour), a cabaret performer. His older brother, Ralph Grey (Richard Barthelmess), enlists and is sent to France, where his sweetheart, Atoline France (Carol Dempster), lives with her father, Monsieur Le France (Adolph Lestina), a former Confederate officer who never surrendered and has since relocated to Europe.
James is eventually drafted and undergoes military training. During service, he is reunited with Ralph, rescuing him and his patrol from a shell hole behind enemy lines. Atoline is threatened by a German officer but is protected by a German soldier she had previously aided.
Following the end of hostilities, the Grey brothers return home to rejoin their partners. Monsieur Le France renounces his former loyalties and swears allegiance to the American flag.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Adolph Lestina as Mr. France
- Carol Dempster as Atoline France
- Frances Parks as the chum
- Richard Barthelmess as Ralph Grey
- Robert Harron as James Grey
- Syn De Conde as Count de Brissac
- George Fawcett as Edward Grey
- Kate Bruce as Mrs. Edward Grey
- Edward Peil, Sr. as Turnverein Terror
- Clarine Seymour as Cutie Beautiful
- Tully Marshall as Cutie's old friend
- David Butler
- Joseph Scott as himself, the Honorable Joseph Scott (head of the Draft Exemption Board)
- E. H. Crowder as himself (Provost Marshal General Enoch Crowder)
- General March as himself
References
[edit]- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl Who Stayed at Home". Silent Era. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911–20. The American Film Institute. 1988.
- ^ "Reviews: The Girl Who Stayed at Home". Exhibitors Herald. 8 (16). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 35. April 12, 1919.
Jim Grey, younger son, seeks to evade the draft and continue his adoration of "Cutie" Beautiful, cabaret singer. Ralph Grey, elder brother, enlists and goes to France, where lives Blossom Le France, his sweetheart. The draft catches Jim and training makes a man of him. "Cutie" promises to be faithful. Mons. Le France, Blossom's father, is a Confederate of the Civil War who has never surrendered and now lives in France. The brothers meet in the trenches. Jim brings rescue to Ralph and his patrol, caught in a shell hole behind the German lines. Blossom is menaced by a German officer, who is shot by a German whom she has befriended. After many adventures the boys return to their sweethearts. Monsieur Le France swears allegiance to the American flag and all ends happily.
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