For the Freedom of the World
Cast & Crew
Romaine Fielding
E. K. Lincoln
Barbara Castleton
Romaine Fielding
Neil Moran
Jane Adler
Film Details
Synopsis
Gordon Harvey, a wealthy American, enlists in the American Legion of the Canadian Army to fight with the Allies even before his own country has entered World War I. He woos and weds Betty Milburn, and then, because the young bride cannot bear to be parted from her new husband, she disguises herself as a Red Cross nurse and accompanies him to France. Ralph Perry, a spurned suitor, reveals her presence to the authorities, knowing that the young couple will be sentenced to death for breaking military rules. Rather than send Betty to the firing squad, Gordon shoots her and then embarks on a suicidal combat mission. He is saved by Perry, however, and awarded a Victoria Cross for heroism. Betty, only wounded by the shot, recovers and is reunited with her husband.
Director
Romaine Fielding
Cast
E. K. Lincoln
Barbara Castleton
Romaine Fielding
Neil Moran
Jane Adler
Walter Weems
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
A trade showing of this film was given on September 10, 1917. The film contained actual footage of "the appearance of Pershing in France," in addition to realistic training and battle scenes. Night scenes were illuminated by actual star bombs and trench rockets. The Canadian Government cooperated with the production, and the Canadian Ordnance Department supplied star bombs, trench rockets and fixed lights for the night scenes. According to pre-release articles, the film, which was shot in Philadelphia as well as Canada, employed thousands of Canadian troops for maneuver sequences. Variety calls Barbara Castleton's character Dollie Milburn. The film was originally planned as a state rights release, but in October 1917 the Goldwyn Distribution Corp. announced plans to distribute the film worldwide. The working title of the film was The Freedom of the World.
