The Claws of the Hun
Brief Synopsis
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John Stanton, the son of munitions magnate Godfrey Stanton, is unfairly labeled a draft-dodger and slacker at the time of America's entry into the First World War. But John sees an opportunity to redeem himself when he discovers German espionage agents attempting to sabotage his father's munitions plant.
Cast & Crew
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Victor L. Schertzinger
Director
Charles Ray
John Stanton
Jane Novak
Virginia Lee
Robert Mckim
Alfred Werner
Dorcas Matthews
Muriel Charters
Melbourne Macdowell
Godfrey Stanton
Film Details
Release Date
Jul
8,
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thomas H. Ince Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,503ft
(5 reels)
Synopsis
When the United States enters World War I, John Stanton wants to enlist, but his sick mother prevents him from going "over there" by telling him that the shock of his leaving would kill her. Frustrated when his friends and his fiancée, Virginia Lee, label him a slacker, John goes on a drinking spree and later is put into the room occupied by Alfred Werner, a German spy in the confidence of the elder Stanton, a munitions manufacturer. When John learns of Werner's plot to secure Godfrey Stanton's formula for a powerful explosive, he foils the plan and rescues his father at the risk of his own life. John's mother, realizing the necessity of defeating the Germans, sends her son off to war with her blessing.
Director
Victor L. Schertzinger
Director
Cast
Charles Ray
John Stanton
Jane Novak
Virginia Lee
Robert Mckim
Alfred Werner
Dorcas Matthews
Muriel Charters
Melbourne Macdowell
Godfrey Stanton
Mollie Mcconnell
Mrs. Godfrey Stanton
Henry A. Barrows
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Jul
8,
1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thomas H. Ince Corp.
Distribution Company
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
4,503ft
(5 reels)
