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Why America Will Win

  • 1918
  • 1h 10m
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A. Alexander and Harris Gordon in Why America Will Win (1918)
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This is not a romance but the biography of the man who now leads our vast forces in France. It shows him from boyhood to his present high command, and the story of his life tells why Pershin... Read allThis is not a romance but the biography of the man who now leads our vast forces in France. It shows him from boyhood to his present high command, and the story of his life tells why Pershing was selected to lead the American forces overseas and how he has his own personal accoun... Read allThis is not a romance but the biography of the man who now leads our vast forces in France. It shows him from boyhood to his present high command, and the story of his life tells why Pershing was selected to lead the American forces overseas and how he has his own personal account to settle with the ruthless Hun.

  • Director
    • Richard Stanton
  • Writer
    • Adrian Johnson
  • Stars
    • A. Alexander
    • Harris Gordon
    • Olaf Skavlan
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    • Director
      • Richard Stanton
    • Writer
      • Adrian Johnson
    • Stars
      • A. Alexander
      • Harris Gordon
      • Olaf Skavlan
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    A. Alexander
    • Gen. John J. Pershing as a boy
    Harris Gordon
    Harris Gordon
    • Gen. John J. Pershing as a youth
    Olaf Skavlan
    • Gen. John J. Pershing
    • (as Olaf Skavian)
    Ralph Faulkner
    • President Woodrow Wilson
    • (as Ralph C. Faulkner)
    W.E. Whittle
    • Col. Theodore Roosevelt
    Miss Irving
    • Mrs. Daniel Pershing
    Frank McGlynn Sr.
    Frank McGlynn Sr.
    • John F. Pershing
    Betty Gray
    Betty Gray
    • Ann Thompson Pershing
    Ernest Maupain
    Ernest Maupain
    • The Kaiser…
    Henry Warwick
    • King George of England
    • (as Harry Warwick)
    Johnny Fox
    • Gen. Foch
    Lieutenant Percy
    • Prince Frederick William of Germany
    Johnny Hennessey
    • Premier Georges Clemenceau
    George Humbert
    • Gen. Pancho Villa
    A. Mintone
    • Emperor of Japan
    William Canfield
    • Consul General von Keuk
    Pat Hartigan
    Pat Hartigan
      • Director
        • Richard Stanton
      • Writer
        • Adrian Johnson
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        Final film of Betty Gray.

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      • Release date
        • September 8, 1918 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • None
      • Production company
        • Fox Film Corporation
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 10 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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