The Little American

"The silent sufferers"

Jul 12 1917 Not Rated 1h 20m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

German-American Karl and French-American Jules are in love with Angela when each returns to his country as war breaks out. She sails for France and while there is nearly raped by Karl as the Germans invade. She is later arrested for sending secret messages to Jules but Karl defends her. Both are saved from execution by the arrival of the French forces and Count Jules

Written by

Jeanie Macpherson, Cecil B. DeMille, Clarence J. Harris

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille, Joseph Levering

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Mary Pickford Company

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
754
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA