The Girl Who Stayed at Home
D.W. Griffith's Vital Story of Today
1919 · 1h 9m · N/A
Drama, War
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Overview
Ralph Grey visits France with his shipbuilder father, and falls in love with Blossom, granddaughter of his father's friend, a Civil war veteran not reconciled with the Union. Blossom, however, is engaged to a French nobleman. When war breaks out, Ralph enlists, while his brother Jim, a heartbreaker, is drafted.
Director and cast
- D.W. Griffith Director
- 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
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