The Birth of Patriotism

The Birth of Patriotism (1917) is a drama film directed by Eugenie Magnus Ingleton.

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.

Cast

Irene Hunt

Ann

Ann Forrest

Mary

Leo Pierson

Johnny Roberts

Ernest Shields

Sam Peters

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Sally Hawkins

Frank Caffray

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