The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Arthur Maude

Writers:

Arthur Maude (written by)
L.V. Jefferson (continuity)

Release Date:

1 October 1927 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Drama | History

Plot:

George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as...

Plot Keywords:

Flag | British | George Washington | Philadelphia Pennsylvania | Attic

Cast

Francis X. Bushman	...	George Washington
Enid Bennett	...	Betsy Ross
Johnnie Walker	...	Charles Brandon (as Johnny Walker)
Alice Calhoun	...	Edith Brandon

Also Known As:

The Flag (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

20 min (2002 restored version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (2-strip Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Technicolor Corporation

Goofs:

Factual errors: The on-screen copyright date is MCMXXII instead of MCMXXVII.

United under a common cause

Interesting color short that is more about General George Washington catching a British officer who has crossed the battle lines to see his wife. She is a guest of Betsy Ross. I thought there would have been more about the flag and who was for or against it. Washington paroles the British officer thus setting the stage for common military action later in World War I.