''The Hun Within'' is a 1918 American silent war drama thriller film directed by

Chester Withey Chester "Chet" Withey (8 November 1887, Park City, Utah – 6 October 1939, California) was an American silent film actor, Film director, director, and screenwriter. He participated in the production in total of some 100 films. Born in Park Ci ...

and starring

Dorothy Gish Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted int ...

and

George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to be a ...

. It was written by historic Biograph directors

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the n ...

and Stanner E.V. Taylor.

Cast

as Beth *

as Henry Wagner * Charles K. Gerrard as Karl Wagner *

Douglas MacLean Charles Douglas MacLean (January 10, 1890 – July 9, 1967) was an American stage and silent film actor who later worked as a producer and screenwriter in the sound era. Early life and stage career Born in Philadelphia, MacLean was educated at ...

as Frank Douglas *Herbert Sutch as Krippen (*as Bert Sutch) *

Max Davidson Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films. Career Born i ...

as Max *Lillian Clark as Leone (*as Lillian Clarke) * Robert Anderson as Krug *

Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim, ; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of ...

as Von Bickel *

Adolph Lestina Adolph Lestina (1861 – August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors. Career He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' an ...

as Beth's Father *

Kate Bruce Kate Bruce BryantWilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 96. .

as Kate's Mother

Description

"Nothing is sacred to the German spy in our midst love, honor or the sanctity of the home; and so the American-born son of a German American father became a Hun, while the father stood up for his adopted country."

Preservation status

*A copy is preserved at the

Cinémathèque française A cinematheque is an archive of films and film-related objects with an exhibition venue. Similarly to a book library (bibliothèque in French), a cinematheque is responsible for preserving and making available to the public film heritage. Typically ...

. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Hun Within''
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* 1918 films 1918 drama films 1918 war films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films 1910s thriller films 1910s war drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language thriller films English-language war drama films Famous Players-Lasky films Films directed by Chester Withey Films with screenplays by D. W. Griffith Films with screenplays by Stanner E.V. Taylor Paramount Pictures films Silent American thriller films Silent American war drama films Surviving American silent films {{1910s-drama-film-stub