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  • The Call of the Drum (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
The Call of the Drum (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
Old Corporal Ellison had a daughter who married and, shortly after the honeymoon, the young couple invited the old soldier to come and live with them. The old father accepted his daughter's invitation and for a time is happy in his new ...See moreOld Corporal Ellison had a daughter who married and, shortly after the honeymoon, the young couple invited the old soldier to come and live with them. The old father accepted his daughter's invitation and for a time is happy in his new surroundings. But he dreams dreams. He lives his military life over again. His comrades are on the march; he hears the sound of the drum. The past appeals to him and the past is living. It is the real thing. For are not his brother veterans still alive to talk with him about the deeds they used to do in the days of old? So yielding to an irresistible temptation to connect himself with the strong and herald past, he quits his daughter's home and rejoins his old comrades, who, of course, are glad to welcome him back. After the old man has disappeared the daughter and her husband go after him and try to induce him to return to their home, but no, the call of the drum has conquered, and the story ends with the old father refusing to leave his comrades. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Writer
Lillian Sweetser (scenario)
Producer
Carl Laemmle
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Updated Mar 7, 1912
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Mar 7, 1912 (United States)

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Harry A. Pollard's primary photo
Harry A. Pollard
Cpl. Ellison - the Old Soldier Cpl. Ellison - the Old Soldier   See fewer
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Margarita Fischer
Ethel Brady - Ellison's Daughter Ethel Brady - Ellison's Daughter   See fewer
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Eddie Lyons's primary photo
Eddie Lyons
Eugene Brady - Ethel's Husband (as Edward Lyons) Eugene Brady - Ethel's Husband (as Edward Lyons)   See fewer
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