She traded silk gowns for blood-soaked bandages — 1912's most chaotic act of main character energy.
Lieutenant Troyano, a young Italian officer, bids his sweetheart, Marie Petrini, a fond farewell and then rushes to war. In reading a detailed newspaper account of the battle, Marie sees an appeal for Red Cross nurses. Leaving her luxurious home and arriving at Tripoli, she takes up the duties assigned to her. She is beloved by all who require her services
Production
Fake Tripoli sets built in Brooklyn, obviously.
Acting
Florence Turner's face acting carries entire wars.
Director
Laurence Trimble
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Florence Turner was called 'The Vitagraph Girl' and was so famous she opened her own studio in 1913. This was her slumming it in a one-reel propaganda quickie.
Made during the actual Italo-Turkish War, this was literal wartime recruitment content disguised as entertainment — the Marvel movie of its day.
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