Whom the Gods Would Destroy
After a young inventor discovers a powerful new explosive, agents from a German chemical firm induce him to study at a German university. While there, he is repelled by certain aspects of the people, and he leaves for Belgium. When the war begins, the inventor saves a Belgian burgomaster's daughter from Prussian invaders. The inventor and the girl endure horrible suffering because of the war, but they find happiness at its end, while the formerly fighting nations direct their effort towards world peace at the Paris conferences. The assassination of Kurt Eisner of Bavaria occurs at the end.
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Jack Mulhall
Jack Randall
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Julie
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Kathryn Adams
Elsa Clow
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Harvey Clark
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Jean Hersholt
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Wilton Taylor
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Charles K. French
Herr Klaw
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Millard K. Wilson
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Walt Whitman
Matthieu
Known for
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Edward Hearn
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Nanine Wright
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George C. Pearce
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Frank Borzage Director · Cyrus Townsend Brady Writer Nan Blair Writer
United States release April 15, 1919 · Produced in United States · Production First National Pictures
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Charles R. McCauley Photoplays
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First National Pictures
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · April 15, 1919
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