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Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal

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Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Produced byD. W. Griffith
StarringLillian Gish
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 1918 (1918-10)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal is a 1918 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith. Produced to support the Liberty bond drive of 1918, the film is now considered to be a lost film.[1]

Plot

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Lillian wants to buy clothes but her mother suggests it would be more patriotic to invest in Liberty bonds. While asleep Lillian dreams of German war atrocities and awakens determined to buy bonds instead of clothes.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal". Silent Era. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
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