The Man Who Stayed at Home
In a Virginia resort town in August 1918, Christopher Brent is viewed as a slacker because he refuses to enlist. Secretly, Christopher is observing German spies who are passing information about coastal fortifications for invasion preparations. Seeing Christopher consort with Mrs. Miriam Lee, also from the secret service, his fiancee Molly Preston, who had been bothered by the talk about him, becomes jealous. When Molly's brother Norman discovers a German code book in Mrs. Lee's possession, Christopher, who obtained the book when he destroyed the wireless of the chief spy, Carl Sanderson, who also loves Molly, is suspected of aiding the Germans.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
12 people
King Baggot
Christopher Brent
Also in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Ivanhoe
Claire Whitney
Molly Preston
Known for
The Mummy's Ghost
Robert Whittier
Fritz
Also in
Parsifal
A Bird of Prey
A.J. Herbert
Norman Preston
Also in
In Pursuit of Polly
Closed Doors
Lila Leslie
Miriam Lee
Also in
The Last Edition
Reno or Bust
Frank Bennett
Carl Sanderson
Also in
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Sold for Marriage
Ricca Allen
Miss Myrtle
Also in
Many a Slip
One Million B.C.
Robert Paton Gibbs
Judge Preston
Also in
Beloved Adventuress
Conquered Hearts
Julia Calhoun
Fräulein Schroeder
Also in
The Match-Breaker
Just Like a Woman
Ida Darling
Mrs. Sanderson
Also in
Irene
The Girl Who Came Back
A. Lloyd Lack
Gaston Letour
Also in
Think It Over
Betty Hutchinson
Also in
Me and Captain Kidd
The Undercurrent
Herbert Blaché Director · June Mathis Writer J.E. Harold Terry Author
United States release July 6, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
Screen Classics Inc.
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 6, 1919
Theatrical
More from Herbert Blaché
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Man Who Stayed at Home
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
