| 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 |
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Running time | 7reels (6,672 feet (2,034 m)) |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
The Girl Who Stayed at Home is a 1919 American silentdrama film produced and directed byD. W. Griffith and released byParamount Pictures. Prints of the film exist.[1][2]
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]
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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