The Prussian Cur
The Prussian Cur | |
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Fox Film Corporation | |
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Running time | 7 reels (approximately 70 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Prussian Cur is a 1918 American anti-German silent propaganda film produced during World War I. Now considered a lost film, it is notable for telling the story of the Crucified Soldier.
The film's director, Raoul Walsh, called it his "rottenest picture ever" for its anti-German sentiment, while its star Miriam Cooper (Walsh's wife) called it the worst film in which she had ever appeared.[1]
The film was shot in
Plot
As luridly described in a
Cast
- Miriam Cooper as Rosie O'Grady
- Sidney Mason as Dick Gregory
- Captain Horst von der Goltz as Otto Goltz
- Leonora Stewart as Lillian O'Grady
- James Marcusas Patrick O'Grady
- Pat O'Malleyas Jimmie O'Grady
- Walter McEwen as Count Johann von Bernstorff
- William W. Black as Wolff von Eidel
- Ralph C. Faulkner as Woodrow Wilson
- Wilhelm II
- Wilhelm I
- William Harrison as Crown Prince Frederick
- James Hathaway as Field Marshal von Hindenburg
- P.C. Hartigan as Admiral von Tirpitz
- John E. Franklin as James W. Gerard
- John W. Harbon as U.S. Congressman
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Prussian Cur was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 1, of the intertitle "Kill the men and save the women for yourselves" and, Reel 8, of a German soldier taking off his coat in a bedroom.[6]
See also
References
- IMDb
- ISBN 0-86196-653-8
- ^ "Studios and Films". Fort Lee Film Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ISBN 0-7385-4501-5
- ^ "Reviews: The Prussian Cur". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (11). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50. September 7, 1918.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (15): 46. October 5, 1918.
External links
- The Prussian Cur at IMDb
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Prussian Cur at silentera.com