The Little American

The Little American

1917. USA. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth, Walter Long. “America’s sweetheart” is torpedoed by a U-boat, becomes a spy for the Allies in France, and is sentenced to a firing squad. The film was released three months before American entry in the war and no doubt contributed to hatred of the “Huns.” Approx. 80 min.