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The Little American( 1917)

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The silent sufferers

Overview

A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mary Pickford

      Angela Moore

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      Jack Holt

      Karl von Austreim

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      Raymond Hatton

      Count Jules de Destin

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      Hobart Bosworth

      German Colonel

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      Walter Long

      German Captain

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      Wallace Beery

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Norman Kerry

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      Colleen Moore

      Maid (uncredited)

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      Ramon Novarro

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      Sam Wood

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      James Neill

      Senator John Moore

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      Ben Alexander

      Bobby Moore

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      Guy Oliver

      Frederick von Austreim

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      Edythe Chapman

      Mrs. von Austreim

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      Lillian Leighton

      Angela's Great Aunt

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      DeWitt Jennings

      English Barrister

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      Olive Corbett

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Lucile Dorrington

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Clarence Geldart

      Submarine Commander U-Boat 21 (uncredited)

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      Carl Gerard

      Reverend (uncredited)

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      Robert Gordon

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      Gordon Griffith

      Child (uncredited)

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      Charles L. MacDonald

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      Bernard Niemeyer

      Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

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      Sam Robinson

      Noah (uncredited)

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      Marian Swayne

      Lindy Gray (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 20 2025
    With the Great War ravaging Europe as this film was made, it’s a clear signal of patriotism from star Mary Pickford as she depicts the feisty “Angela”. She’s from wealthy stock and on her birthday is being courted by French “Count Jules” (Raymond Hatton) and by her slight favourite, the Prussian soldier “Karl” (Jack Holt). Before she has to make any choices, though, both head to their respective homes to fight. Shortly thereafter, she decides to travel to her aunt’s home in France only for her liner to be torpedoed and for her to find that when she eventually arrives at her stately pile that th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • submarine
    • ocean liner