National Red Cross Pageant

Dec 1, 1917

0h 50m

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Overview

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sell war bonds, support the National Red Cross, and promote a positive opinion about American involvement in World War I.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

National Red Cross Pageant Committee

National Red Cross Pageant Trailers

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Cast

Prologue

Edith Wynne Matthison

Herald - Flemish episode

Douglas Wood

Flanders / Belgium - Flemish & Final episodes

Ethel Barrymore

Bruges - Flemish episode

Kitty Gordon

Ghent - Flemish episode

Margaret Moreland

Ypres - Flemish episode

Adelaide Prince

Louvain - Flemish episode

Olive Tell

Herald - Italian episode

Irene Fenwick

The Alps - Italian episode (as Dr. Montgomery Irving)

Montgomery Irving

The Mediterranean - Italian episode

Annette Kellerman

The Adriatic - Italian episode

Josephine Drake

Leader of the Lakes - Italian episode

Ethel McDonough

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.

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8.3

Paths of Glory

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7.4

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7.5

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6.2

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No overview available.

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No overview available.