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

1927
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20 Min.

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Enid Bennett, Francis X. Bushman, and Johnnie Walker in The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuGeorge Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for a... Alles lesenGeorge Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for all the colonies. He asks Betsy Ross to design and create the first flag. Meanwhile, Britis... Alles lesenGeorge Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for all the colonies. He asks Betsy Ross to design and create the first flag. Meanwhile, British officer Brandon has crossed enemy lines in order to secretly visit his wife, who boards ... Alles lesen

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First release in the 'Great Events' series of 2-reel historical dramas.

Patzer
The on-screen copyright year appears as MCMXXII instead of MCMXXVII.

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George Washington: Mistress Ross will tell you what we have planned.
Betsy Ross: Stars on a field of blue; one for each colony - bars of red for the blood of sacrifice - on a ground of white for love and peace.
George Washington: A flag beneath whose folds every man shall find freedom and protection.

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Followed by Buffalo Bill's Last Fight (1927)

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10/10

Satisfying Little Film

An MGM Short Subject.

General George Washington asks Betsy Ross in 1776 to design & create THE FLAG to be used by the American forces.

MGM does a most commendable job with this little silent film, combining patriotism & romance. Matinee idol Francis X. Bushman has a properly noble bearing as Washington (his career was about to go on the skids for inadvertently angering Louis B. Mayer). Enid Bennett shows enthusiasm in her role as Miss Ross.

A subplot concerns Washington's judicious dealing with a young British couple (Alice Calhoun & Johnnie Walker) harboring in the Ross home. Notice the sensitive way in which the film handles the pregnancy of Miss Calhoun's character.

The early Technicolor is very appealing to the eye, especially in the scene where Miss Ross points to the twilight heavens to explain her inspiration for the new flag.

The film has been restored and given a splendid new score by Vivek Maddala.

Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.