

Plot Summary
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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Full Cast & Characters

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

Charles Stuart Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee

Violet Virginia Blackton
Little Belgian Refugee
Director & Crew
J. Stuart Blackton
Director
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The Common Cause was directed by J. Stuart Blackton and released in 1919.
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The Common Cause has a runtime of 1 hours and 10 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1919-01-05
- Status
- Released





