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War Brides (1916)
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72 min | Drama, Romance, War

War Brides (1916)

Passed

72 min | Drama, Romance, War

Joan is loved by a young man of the village and they are married. In a few weeks the husband, a soldier, is sent to the war-front along with his three brothers. Word is received that her husband has been killed in battle and Joan's first ...See moreJoan is loved by a young man of the village and they are married. In a few weeks the husband, a soldier, is sent to the war-front along with his three brothers. Word is received that her husband has been killed in battle and Joan's first impulse is suicide by she is pregnant and her prospective motherhood makes her realize her new responsibility. The military authorities start a movement to get the young women of the country to marry departing soldiers, so that the empire may have another generation of fighting men. Word is received that the King is to pass through their village and Joan organizes the women in a general protest against the war. She leads them all, dressed in black, in a long procession to meet the Monarch. The soldiers threaten to shoot her unless she turns the women back, buy Joan comes face-to-face with the ruler and kills herself, as her message from the women that they refuse to make another generation victims of a ruthless militarism. Written by Les Adams See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Alla Nazimova Joan Joan See fewer	Salomé (1922)
Charles Hutchison George George See fewer	Lightning Hutch (1926)
Charles Bryant Franz Franz See fewer	Revelation (1918)
William Bailey Eric Eric See fewer	The House Without a Key (1926)
Richard Barthelmess Arno (as Richard S. Barthelmess) Arno (as Richard S. Barthelmess) See fewer	Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Nila Mack Amelia Amelia See fewer	Toys of Fate (1918)
Gertrude Berkeley The Mother The Mother See fewer	The Soul of Broadway (1915)
Alex Shannon The King The King See fewer	A Doll's House (1918)
Robert Whitworth Lt. Hoffman Lt. Hoffman See fewer	The Secret Kingdom (1917)
Ned Burton Capt. Bragg Capt. Bragg See fewer	Thunderbolts of Fate (1919)
Theodora Warfield Minna Minna See fewer	War Brides (1916)
Charles Chailles A Financier A Financier See fewer	United at Gettysburg (1913)