The Birth of Patriotism
"The Drama of a Man's Soul Reborn"
Overview
Carelessness on the part of Johnny Roberts and the growing drudgery of married life causes an estrangement between Johnny and his wife Mary. The final break comes when Johnny, sick with a fever, returns home to be accused of drunkenness by Mary. Johnny leaves his wife to seek solace in Anne, the innkeeper's daughter, and the two live happily together until the outbreak of the war. When England is threatened, Johnny enlists and is sent to the front. In the meantime, Mary, with her little baby, seeks Anne out to ask for some of her husband's money to take care of the child. A mutual understanding springs up between the two women and upon Johnny's arrival home, the self-sacrificing Anne disappears and Johnny returns to his wife and child.
About The Birth of Patriotism (1917)
Released in 1917, The Birth of Patriotism is a drama film from Universal Film Manufacturing Company (United States of America). It was directed by Eugenie Magnus Ingleton and written by Eugenie Magnus Ingleton. The cast is led by Irene Hunt, Ann Forrest, Leo Pierson, Ernest Shields and Lydia Yeamans Titus. With a runtime of 50m, the film is available in full HD.
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