Draft 258

Draft 258

The Picture of the Hour for All Americans

NR 1917 · 40 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Christy Cabanne · Written by Christy Cabanne

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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 Reisso
Earl Brunswick Matthew Alden
Sue Balfour Mrs. Alden
Camille Dalberg Marcita Blein
Baby Ivy Ward Belgian child
Edwin Boring Kaiser
James Cogan

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