An aristocrat allows his daughter to marry a tailor after he wins the VC saving his son's life.
Production
Authentic Great War battlefield reconstruction for its time.
Costume
Exquisite period detail distinguishing drawing rooms from trenches.
Director
Thomas Bentley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Britain's collective PTSD from WWI, the film sanitizes trench warfare into noble sacrifice that conveniently solves class tension.
Director Thomas Bentley specialized in Dickens adaptations; this was his rare original melodrama, shot at Cricklewood Studios.
GB
