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Short war drama

If My Country Should Call (1916): Cast

If My Country Should Call (1916) movie poster

If My Country Should Call is a 1916 short war drama directed by Joseph De Grasse, starring Lon Chaney as Dr. George Ardrath, Dorothy Phillips and Albert MacQuarrie. It runs 24 minutes.

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If My Country Should Call (1916) movie poster
Released
Runtime
24 min
Director
Joseph De Grasse
Genres
Drama , War
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is If My Country Should Call About?

The premise of If My Country Should Call without spoilers.

A doctor is called to the home of a young man who wants to enlist in the Army.

If My Country Should Call Themes & Keywords

· 42 tags
  • partially lost film
  • love triangle
  • broken engagement
  • lost love
  • wartime
  • mother son relationship
  • matchmaking
  • mother daughter relationship
  • piano
  • pacifist
  • family business
  • text of letter on screen
+30 more
  • hammock
  • world war one
  • newspaper headline
  • engaged couple
  • doctor makes a house call
  • pince nez
  • patriotism
  • experimental medicine
  • human skull
  • maid
  • drugged drink
  • melodrama
  • chest pain
  • doctor
  • male guardian female ward relatonship
  • stethoscope
  • candlestick telephone
  • forbidden love
  • wedding called off
  • suspicion
  • betrayal
  • telegram
  • war wound
  • suicide
  • it was all a dream
  • happy ending
  • husband wife hug
  • paperboy
  • change of heart
  • peace treaty
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Cast & crew

If My Country Should Call Cast & Characters

Lon Chaney leads the cast as Dr. George Ardrath, with Dorothy Phillips as Margarat and Albert MacQuarrie as Col. Belden. Directed by Joseph De Grasse; 8 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in If My Country Should Call

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From the director

More from Joseph De Grasse

More films directed by Joseph De Grasse: Flowing Gold, Heart o’ the Hills, The Scarlet Car and Alas and Alack.

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FAQ

If My Country Should Call FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of If My Country Should Call, each answered in a sentence.

How long is If My Country Should Call?

If My Country Should Call runs 24 minutes.

When was If My Country Should Call released?

If My Country Should Call was released on September 25, 1916.

Who directed If My Country Should Call?

If My Country Should Call was directed by Joseph De Grasse.

More films by Joseph De Grasse

Who is in the cast of If My Country Should Call?

If My Country Should Call stars Lon Chaney as Dr. George Ardrath, Dorothy Phillips as Margarat and Albert MacQuarrie as Col. Belden, among 8 credited actors.

Does If My Country Should Call have a post-credit scene?

No. If My Country Should Call has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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