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| Margaret Mann | ... |
Mother Bernle
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| James Hall | ... |
Joseph - Her Son
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Johann - Her Son
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| Francis X. Bushman Jr. | ... |
Franz - Her Son
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| George Meeker | ... |
Andreas - Her Son
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| June Collyer | ... |
Annabelle
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| Earle Foxe | ... |
Major von Stomm
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| Albert Gran | ... |
The Postman
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
The Schoolmaster
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Archduke Leopold of Austria | ... |
A Captain
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... |
A Staff Sergeant
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| Jack Pennick | ... |
The Iceman
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| Frank Baker | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| George Blagoi | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Carl Boheme | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
(uncredited)
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Constant Franke | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Wendell Phillips Franklin | ... |
James Henry (uncredited)
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| Hans Fuerberg | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Joseph W. Girard | ... |
Ellis Island Examiner (uncredited)
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| Hans Joby | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Carmencita Johnson | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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| Bob Kortman | ... |
German Army Barber (uncredited)
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| Hughie Mack | ... |
Innkeeper (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Von Stomm's Orderly (uncredited)
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| Tom McGuire | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Ruth Mix | ... |
Johann's Girl (uncredited)
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L.J. O'Connor | ... |
Aubergiste (uncredited)
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| Robert Parrish | ... |
Joseph's Son (uncredited)
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| Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| August Tollaire | ... |
The Burgomeister (uncredited)
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Carl von Haartman | ... |
German Officer (uncredited)
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Tibor von Janny | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| John Wayne | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Ford | ||
Written by
| Philip Klein | ... | (adapted by) |
| I.A.R. Wylie | ... | (story) (as Miss I.A.R. Wylie) |
| Herman Bing | ... | () (uncredited) |
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | (titles) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| John Ford | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Carli Elinor | ... | (uncredited) |
| Erno Rapee | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | (photographed by) |
| George Schneiderman | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Margaret Clancey | ... | film editor (as Margaret V. Clancey) |
Editorial Department
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | production editor |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | production editor (as Katharine Hilliker) |
Costume Design by
| Kathleen Kay | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| R.L. Hough | ... | assistant director (as R. Lee Hough) |
| Edward O'Fearna | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| John Wayne | ... | props (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Maurice Baron | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| S.L. Rothafel | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| William Fox | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Fox Film Corporation (A Fox Production) (John Ford Production)
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Film Company (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Fox FIlm Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Company (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Fox Film Company, Ltd.)
- Fox Film Corporation (1928) (Australia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Ford at Fox")
- Fox-Film (1929) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panasonic Disc Manufacturing (DVD transfer)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (restoration)
- The Film Foundation (dvd restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Burgendorf, Bavaria, Mother Bernle has four sons. Franz is in the army, Johann works at the forge, Andreas tends the sheep. Joseph is riding a hay wagon with a pretty girl when some of the hay falls off, landing on the fearsome Maj. Von Stomm. Joseph gets a slap from the major... The jovial postman has brought a letter from America. Joseph has the offer of a job in the States. But getting there is so expensive... It's Mother Bernle's birthday and most of the town gathers for the dancing. Mother gives Joseph the money she has secreted away. He leaves for the USA... It is "Der Tag", The Day when war is declared. Franz and Johann are excited about their new uniforms. But America is still neutral. Joseph runs the German-American Delicatessen with his new wife Annabelle. The reports of the first German battles with the Russians are good. So why does the postman carry a black-edged letter for Mother Bernle? When America does enter the war, Joseph enlists and meets his friend, the iceman from the deli... Times are very bad in Burgendorf. Von Stomm accuses Mother Bernle: she is the "mother of a traitor"... Written by David Steele |
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| Taglines | BIG AS THE HEART OF HUMANITY! (print ad - Cavern City Chronicle - Crawford Theatre - Carlsbad, New Mexico - May 5, 1929) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film set a permanent attendance record at New York's Roxy Theater See more » |
| Goofs | In the New York City sequences, which take place immediately after World War I (1919-1920), all of the women's fashions are strictly in the style of 1928, and all of the automobiles are of late-1920s design. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Little Mother See more » |
| Quotes |
The Schoolmaster:
Books, Herr Postman, are friends that never deceive, See more » |