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Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie

Barbara Frietchie

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Two lovers in a small town in Maryland are torn apart by the Civil War--she is loyal to the south while he heads north to join the federal army, determined to protect the Union. Eventually his unit arrives in his hometown and he is reunited with his lover, but things aren't the way they used to be.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

26 September 1924

Country

United States of America

Cast

Florence Vidor

Florence Vidor

Barbara Frietchie

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

William Trumbull

Emmett King

Emmett King

Col. Frietchie

Joseph Bennett

Joseph Bennett

Jack Negly

Charles Delaney

Charles Delaney

Arthur Frietchie

Louis Fitzroy

Louis Fitzroy

Col. Negly

Gertrude Short

Gertrude Short

Sue Rogers

Mattie Peters

Mattie Peters

Mammy Lou

Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton

Fred Gelwek

Jim Blackwell

Jim Blackwell

Rufus

George A. Billings

George A. Billings

Abraham Lincoln

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