Celeste of the Ambulance Corps (1916)
Celeste is the granddaughter of William Howard, a Civil War veteran. She leads a life of ease and luxury. Her only care lies in keeping her appointments for the theater and the dance. War is declared, but her grandfather's perturbance means nothing to her. That evening grandfather's cronies meet with him to discuss the coming war. One, sightless, the other with but one arm, they recant the horrors of the old days. As they tell their tales, one describing the loss of his sight, the other, the loss of his arm, Celeste sits by horrified. For the first time she realizes that life is not one great round of pleasure. They picture in detail the sufferings and agonies of battle, the dead, the dying, the wounded, the shrieks of the shell and the screams of its victims. The one bright spot, and they bow their heads in reverence as they speak of it, the comforting presence of the Red Cross nurse. To the women of old, they lift their glasses. Celeste feels her insignificance, and with a strong resolve, she determines to prove the womanhood of the women of today. She will enlist in the war as a Red Cross nurse. In the crucible of war, the butterfly is born again. Celeste, once a little child of never-a-care, picks her way around the battlefield, nursing, ministering, and saying words of cheer to the wounded. The hellish tests of war have shown her a real man. She now knows a strong and earnest love, and when a piercing shell lays Captain Haywood low, she grasps his sword and faces the enemy, only to suffer his fate, and to fall dead across his body. But their spirits pass into eternity to enjoy the love that knows no end.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Burton George | Director |
| William Addison Lathrop | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Shirley Mason | |
| Charles Sutton | |
| Pat O'Malley | |
| Paul Bliss |
