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  • Let Us Have Peace (1914)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
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Let Us Have Peace (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
The painful situation which develops in this play threatens to disrupt the happiness of two young people, a boy and a girl. It is the old fathers. One is a Frenchman, the other a German. For years they have been friends. Their children ...See moreThe painful situation which develops in this play threatens to disrupt the happiness of two young people, a boy and a girl. It is the old fathers. One is a Frenchman, the other a German. For years they have been friends. Their children love. Then comes the war and the breaking off of old ties. Alphonse Marteau is the old Frenchman's name. He lives with his daughter, Jeannette, on a ranch. His neighbor, Franz Schmitt, and his son live on an adjoining farm. Both Marteau and Schmitt are veterans of the Franco-German war of 1870. They are friends, and before the opening of the war both favor the match between their children. But with the news of the present European hostilities comes memories of the fighting 40 years before. Marteau cannot resist the temptation to garb himself in his old regimental suit. Schmitt finds him thus. An argument is the result. Schmitt returns home and orders his son, Max, to put up the German flag on its staff. Schmitt then adorns himself in the German military costume with his iron cross decoration on his breast. Max rebels and rebukes his father for making such a fuss. Time goes on and the breach between the old veterans widens. One day Schmitt is out fishing in the woods. He comes upon his friend Marteau lying in the road injured by a fall from his horse. For the moment Schmitt's feeling is one of compassion. He remembers Marteau only as his old friend. Tying a scarf, given him by Jeannette, around the wound, Schmitt carries Marteau to his home. When Marteau recovers consciousness he recognizes the scarf and experiences a feeling of remorse. He sends for Schmitt and his son. A reconciliation follows. Consent is again given for the two young people to renew their courtship. As the picture fades out we see the characters standing before General Grant's tomb in New York, looking at the inscription, a famous expression made by the now dead President, "Let Us Have Peace." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Ben F. Wilson (as Ben Wilson)
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Updated Nov 5, 1914
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Nov 5, 1914 (United States)

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Ben F. Wilson
Max Schmidt (as Ben Wilson) Max Schmidt (as Ben Wilson)   See fewer
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Frances Nelson
Jeannette Marteau Jeannette Marteau   See fewer
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