Vive la France! (1918)

Upon hearing that her parents have been killed in the war, actress Genevieve Bouchette returns to her native village of Deschon, France, and engages in Red Cross work. The Germans capture the town, and when Genevieve refuses to submit to the amorous demands of one of the soldiers, he orders her branded with the "cross of shame." Her sweetheart, Jean Picard, now a volunteer in the French army, is seriously wounded while attempting to deliver important orders to Col. Bouchier, and Genevieve saves his life by telling his pursuers that he is dead. After delivering the papers herself, Genevieve visits her lover in the hospital, but he fails to recognize her, having lost his memory through shell shock. When Jean sees the cross of shame of Genevieve's breast, however, his memory returns, and the two pledge their troth.

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Summary Details
Running Time50 min
GenresDrama War
FilmmakersRole
Roy William Neill Director
C. Gardner Sullivan Writer
H.H. Van Loan Writer
George Barnes Cinematographer
John Stumar Cinematographer
CastRole
Dorothy Dalton
Genevieve Bouchette
Edmund Lowe
Jean Picard
Fred Starr
Captain Heinrich May
Tom Guise
Colonel Bouchier