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Dr. Edward Meade and friend Richard Burton both love Sylvia Norcross. Both enlist in the military, but Meade stays back to care for deformed children. Sylvia thinks him a coward and marries Burton. After Burton is presumed dead, Meade and... See more »

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Dr. Edward Meade
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Richard Burton
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Sylvia Norcross
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Sylvia's Aunt
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Bud
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Hospital Head
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Betty Hoyt
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Doctor
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Crusader
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Colonial Soldier
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Little Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cecil B. DeMille

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Jeanie Macpherson ... (story)
 
Edgar Selwyn ... (play)
 
William C. de Mille ... (writer)

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Cecil B. DeMille ... producer
Jesse L. Lasky ... producer

Cinematography by

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Alvin Wyckoff

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Anne Bauchens

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Wilfred Buckland

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Howard Higgin ... production manager

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Sam Wood ... assistant director

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James Wong Howe ... clapper boy

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David Drazin ... music performer: piano solo

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Plot Summary

Dr. Edward Meade and friend Richard Burton both love Sylvia Norcross. Both enlist in the military, but Meade stays back to care for deformed children. Sylvia thinks him a coward and marries Burton. After Burton is presumed dead, Meade and Sylvia are to wed, but Burton returns maimed and scarred. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines One of the most tensely dramatic pictures of the day and one that will open your eyes. (Print Ad-Syracuse Journal, ((Syracuse, NY)) 7 June 1919) See more »
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Also Known As
  • I nöd och lust (Sweden)
  • 連理の枝(1919) (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Lægens Pligt (Denmark)
  • В горе и в радости (Russia)
  • Na dobre i złe (Poland)
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Trivia DVD was produced in 2015 by Edward Lorusso with music by David Drazin. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The House That Shadows Built (1931). See more »

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