Her Country First
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{{Infobox film
| name = Her Country First
| image = A scene from "Her Country First" (SAYRE 13542).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film still
| director = James Young
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
| screenplay = Edith Kennedy
Mary Roberts Rinehart
| starring = Vivian Martin
John Cossar
Florence Oberle
J. Parks Jones
Larry Steers
Bernadine Zuber
| music =
| cinematography = Frank E. Garbutt
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1918|9|22}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Her Country First is a 1918 American comedy silent film directed by James Young and written by Edith Kennedy and Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Vivian Martin, John Cossar, Florence Oberle, J. Parks Jones, Larry Steers, and Bernadine Zuber. The film was released on September 22, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94842/Her-Country-First/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220339/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94842/Her-Country-First/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Janiss Garza|date=2016|title=Her-Country-First - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|accessdate=10 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17125|title=Her Country First|publisher=AFI|accessdate=10 January 2015}}
There are no listings for this film in the Library of Congress's database which suggest that it is a lost film.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6047/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Her Country First]
Plot
Dorothy Grant returns from boarding school so fired up with patriotism that she organizes her friends into a military company they call the Girls' Aviation Corps with help from a woman farmer who served in the military. Dorothy then discovers that German spies have come to town to get access to her father's munitions plant.
Cast
- Vivian Martin as Dorothy Grant
- John Cossar as Franklin Grant
- Florence Oberle as Mrs. Grant
- J. Parks Jones as Craig Allison
- Larry Steers as Dr. Barnes
- Bernadine Zuber as Isabelle Grant
- Louis Willoughby as The Butler, William
- Jim Farley as Henry The Chauffeur
- Lillian Leighton as The Cook, Lena
- Jack McDonald as Farmer
- Audrey Chapman as Jane
- Marcella Daly as Lucie
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0184560|Her Country First}}
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Lost American comedy films
Category:Films directed by James Young
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films based on works by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Category:English-language comedy films
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