''Joan of Plattsburg'' is a 1918 American propaganda comedy-drama film co-directed by William Humphrey and

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

, written by Tucker from a story by

Porter Emerson Browne Porter Emerson Browne was an American playwright (June 22, 1879 – September 20, 1934), born Beverly, Massachusetts. History He was the author of numerous plays, including '' A Fool There Was'' (1909), which was adapted for film twice, in 1915 ...

, photographed by Oliver T. Marsh, released by the

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, 1 ...

and starring

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their ...

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Plot

As described in a

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, Joan (Normand), an orphan, becomes interested in the drilling of soldiers at an American

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

training camp near the orphan asylum of which she is an inmate. One day while evading the angry superintendent, she conceals herself in a cellar and discovers a meeting place of German spies who are plotting. She believes that, like a modern-day

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronat ...

, she's listening to disembodied voices. She reports the matter to the major, who sets out to capture the spies and sends Joan to live with his mother. When he returns from the war, he finds Joan waiting for him.

Cast

as Joan *Robert Elliott as Capt. Lane *William Frederic as Supt. Fisher (billed as William Fredericks) *

Joseph W. Smiley Joseph W. Smiley (born June 18, 1870, in Boston, Massachusetts) was an actor and director in the United States. His films include ''The Gray Horror'' (1915), ''The Other Sister'' (1915) and ''The Living Fear'' (1914), as well as many other films ...

as Ingleton *

Edward Elkas Edward Elkas (February 8, 1862 – December 17, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in New York City. On Broadway, Elkas portrayed a headwaiter in ''A Tale of ...

as Silverstein *

John Webb Dillon John Webb Dillion (6 February 1877 – 20 December 1949) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Hollywood, California, USA. He was married to Catherine Urlau. Selected fi ...

as Miggs *Willard Dashiell as Colonel *Edith McAlpin as Mrs. Lane *Isabel Vernon as Mrs. Miggs

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''Joan of Plattsburg''
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