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  • For Freedom (1918)
  • Passed
    60 min | Drama
For Freedom (1918)
Passed
60 min | Drama

Robert Wayne is a prominent businessman, whose sister Edith is married to his friend Herbert Osborne. Osborne's business under attack by a rival, Howard Stratton. Osborne gives his stock proxy to Wayne and tells him to vote the shares a ...See moreRobert Wayne is a prominent businessman, whose sister Edith is married to his friend Herbert Osborne. Osborne's business under attack by a rival, Howard Stratton. Osborne gives his stock proxy to Wayne and tells him to vote the shares a certain way at the upcoming stockholders meeting. Stratton takes Osborne's wife for a drive, and then calls Wayne to say the two have eloped. To protect his sister from scandal, Wayne goes to rescue his sister and misses the stockholders meeting. In a struggle, Stratton is accidentally shot with his own gun and Wayne is convicted of the shooting. Wayne is paroled on the condition that he fight for his country. Before going to France, he meets Mary Fenton and falls in love. During the war, Wayne rescues a comrade and wins a commendation. But he is wounded and sent home. At the ball held at Mary's home celebrating the end of the war, Edith tells the truth about the shooting that sent her brother to prison. Written by scsu1975 See less
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Director
Writers
E. Lloyd Sheldon (scenario) | Florence Margolies (scenario)
Cinematographer
William C. Foster (as Billy Foster)
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Updated Dec 29, 1918

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Dec 29, 1918 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
William Farnum
Robert Wayne Robert Wayne   See fewer
Coit Albertson
Herbert Osborne Herbert Osborne   See fewer
Rubye De Remer
Mary Fenton Mary Fenton   See fewer
Anna Lehr
Edith Osborne Edith Osborne   See fewer
J. Herbert Frank
Howard Stratton Howard Stratton   See fewer
G. Raymond Nye
Bill Harris Bill Harris   See fewer
John Slavin
The Weazel The Weazel   See fewer
Marc B. Robbins
David Sterling (as Marc Robbins) David Sterling (as Marc Robbins)   See fewer
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