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The Little American
The Little American

The Little American

The silent sufferers

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

63 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

12 July 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Angela Moore

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

Karl von Austreim

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Count Jules de Destin

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

German Colonel

Walter Long

Walter Long

German Captain

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

German Soldier (uncredited)

Norman Kerry

Norman Kerry

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Maid (uncredited)

Ramon Novarro

Ramon Novarro

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Sam Wood

Sam Wood

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

James Neill

James Neill

Senator John Moore

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Bobby Moore

Guy Oliver

Guy Oliver

Frederick von Austreim

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Mrs. von Austreim

Lillian Leighton

Lillian Leighton

Angela's Great Aunt

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

English Barrister

Olive Corbett

Olive Corbett

Nurse (uncredited)

Lucile Dorrington

Lucile Dorrington

Nurse (uncredited)

Clarence Geldart

Clarence Geldart

Submarine Commander U-Boat 21 (uncredited)

Carl Gerard

Carl Gerard

Reverend (uncredited)

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Gordon Griffith

Gordon Griffith

Child (uncredited)

Charles L. MacDonald

Charles L. MacDonald

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Bernard Niemeyer

Bernard Niemeyer

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Sam Robinson

Sam Robinson

Noah (uncredited)

Marian Swayne

Marian Swayne

Lindy Gray (uncredited)

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