Draft 258
The Picture of the Hour for All Americans
November 15, 1917
40m
Overview
Mary Alden and her brothers Matthew and George have extremely different political views. Matthew is a committed pacifist, and is constantly giving speeches against war. George is notified that his draft number, 258, has been called and to report for induction, but he refuses. Mary, on the other hand, is intensely patriotic and comes up with a plan to shame him into reporting for induction. Meanwhile, Matthew is being set up for a patsy by a gang of German secret agents, led by Van Bierman, who are planning to blow up an airplane factory.
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Cast
Mabel Taliaferro
Mary Alden
Walter Miller
John Graham
Eugene Borden
George Alden
William H. Tooker
Amiel Van Bierman
Sidney D'Albrook
Italian
Robert Anderson
Nicolo ReissoEarl Brunswick
Matthew AldenSue Balfour
Mrs. Alden
Camille Dalberg
Marcita Blein
Baby Ivy Ward
Belgian childEdwin Boring
KaiserJames Cogan
Warren Cook
Joan Edis
Millicent Fisher
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