
Film
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919 · 1h 9m · Drama · War
D.W. Griffith's Vital Story of Today
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Overview
Ralph visits France with his father, a shipbuilder, and falls in love with Blossom, the granddaughter of his father's friend, a Civil war veteran not reconciled with the Union. Blossom, however, is engaged to a French nobleman. When the war breaks out, Ralph enlists, while his brother Jim, a heartbreaker, is drafted.
Cast

Adolph Lestina
Mr. France

Carol Dempster
Atoline France

Frances Parks
The chum

Richard Barthelmess
Ralph Grey

Robert Harron
James Grey

Syn De Conde
Count de Brissac

George Fawcett
Edward Grey

Kate Bruce
Mrs. Edward Grey

Edward Peil Sr.
Turnverein Terror

Clarine Seymour
Cutie Beautiful

Tully Marshall
Cutie's old friend

David Butler
Johann August Kant
Joseph Scott
Himself (as The Hon. Joseph Scott, Head of the Draft Exemption Board)
E.H. Crowder
Himself (as Provost Marshal Gen. E.H. Crowder)
General March
Himself
Newton Baker
Himself (as Secretary of War Newton Baker) (as Secretary of War Newton Bakr)
Crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector · Writer · Producer
- Stanner E.V. TaylorScreenplay · Story
- Billy BitzerDirector of Photography
- James SmithEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 23, 1919
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Drama, War
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