The Battle (1911)
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- 17min
- Short, Action
- 06 Nov 1911 (USA)
- Short
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to...
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Cast
| Charles West | ... |
The Boy - the Cowardly Soldier
(as Charles H. West)
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| Blanche Sweet | ... |
The Boy's Sweetheart
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| Charles Hill Mailes | ... |
The Union Commander
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| Spottiswoode Aitken | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Edwin August | ... |
A Union Officer (uncredited)
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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| Kate Bruce | ... |
In the Town (uncredited)
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William J. Butler | ... |
A Union Officer / At Farewell (uncredited)
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| Christy Cabanne | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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| Donald Crisp | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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| Edna Foster | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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| Joseph Graybill | ... |
A Union Officer (uncredited)
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| Robert Harron | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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| Guy Hedlund | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
A Union Officer (uncredited)
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Harry Hyde | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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J. Jiquel Lanoe | ... |
A Union Officer (uncredited)
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| W. Chrystie Miller | ... |
At Dance (uncredited)
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| Alfred Paget | ... |
Confederate Officer (uncredited)
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W.C. Robinson | ... |
A Union Soldier (uncredited)
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| Kate Toncray | ... |
At Dance / At Farewell (uncredited)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Company (1911) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Company (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (2008) (World-wide) (aka Biograph Company)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | The battle rages! See the men fight! One is Afraid! He rushes back to his sweetheart! She Scorns him! "Out of my sight, you coward," she pants! He steals back to the ranks! "Who will volunteer to get ammunition through the Rebel lines?" demands General Grant! "We must obtain shot or we must surrender!" he storms! "I'll go," volunteers the coward! The rebels watch! They see the ammunition wagons! They understand! See them light bon-fires! The wagons must drive through them! The wagons blow up! All the drivers shot to death! The rebels charge the Yankees! Like devils they jump! See the Yanks meet them with bayonets! Will those wagons come in time," demands Grant? Ah! See that coward! He jumps into the drivers' place! He drives the maddened horses through those fires at the risk of his life! A great! A wonderful production! A picture that will send your blood leaping through your veins. (Print Ad- Evening Enterprise, ((Poughkeepsie, NY)) 21 November 1911) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film debut of Lionel Barrymore. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'the Birth of a Nation' (1998). See more » |