“"VIVE LA FRANCE! Was the dying cry of Cigarette, the mail girl of the army in Algeria"”
English officer Bertie Cecil falls into severe financial distress and is falsely accused of a forged note. To protect the honor of a lady and cover for his younger brother (the real culprit), Bertie remains silent and accepts the appearance of guilt. Facing ruin and arrest, Bertie flees England and joins the French Foreign Legion (or Chasseurs d'Afrique) in Algeria under an assumed name. His English girlfriend travels to Africa to find him. Meanwhile, Cigarette, the fierce "child of the regiment" and camp follower develop deep feelings for Bertie. Following dangerous military conflicts and acts of self-sacrifice in the desert, Bertie's name is eventually cleared, allowing him to return to England.
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Cast
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William Russell
The Colonel
Also in
A Sporting Chance
The Masked Heart
William Garwood
Bertie Cecil
Also in
The Evidence of the Film
The Little Girl Next Door
Florence La Badie
The Silver Pheasant
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Man Without a Country
Harry Benham
Also in
Cinderella
Nicholas Nickleby
Katherine Horn
Cigarette
Also in
The Stepmother
William Bowman
Bertie's Younger Brother
Also in
The False Faces
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Lucius Henderson Director · Lloyd Lonergan Writer Ouida Story
United States release July 2, 1912 · Produced in United States
Production
Thanhouser Company
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 2, 1912
Theatrical
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