The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927)

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George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for all the colonies. He asks Betsy Ross to design and create the first flag. Meanwhile, British officer Brandon has crossed enemy lines in order to visit secretly his wife, who boards in the same house as Betsy Ross. Ross helps Mrs. Brandon hide her husband, but then Washington himself discovers the hidden enemy and must decide whether love or the rules of war shall prevail.

GENRES:  Drama • History
DIRECTION:  Arthur Maude

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Francis X. Bushman George Washington
Enid Bennett Betsy Ross
Johnnie Walker Charles Brandon (as Johnny Walker)
Alice Calhoun Edith Brandon

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