The Spirit of the Flag
About The Spirit of the Flag
Dr. Reid (Wallace Reid), an American physician in the Philippines, asks the War Department for discarded Winchester rifles and drills a company of local men. Pauline Bush plays an American schoolteacher who has been teaching her pupils what the flag means, and the two Americans take to each other. Jessalyn Van Trump plays Bonita, a native girl. Reid's militia runs into Spanish troops.
Cast & crew
More about The Spirit of the Flag
Allan Dwan directed Wallace Reid's script for 101 Bison, and Universal distributed it. IMDb dates the release June 7, 1913, and AFI times the film at 22 minutes. Moving Picture World, on May 31, 1913, called it a two-reeler shot in California, while IMDb lists 31 minutes.
Themes
Reviews
Moving Picture World (May 31, 1913) called it a lively two-reeler with good photography and stirring action, and said the history was probably at fault.
Music
Silent.
Notes
- Moving Picture World said Pauline Bush and Jessalyn Van Trump were making their first appearance with the Bison company, Bush as the teacher and Van Trump as Bonita.
- The catalog cast also includes Arthur Rosson, David Kirkland, and Marshall Neilan.
- AFI lists the production companies as Universal and 101 Bison.
Scenes
- Reid drills local men with rifles the War Department has discarded.
- The schoolteacher and the doctor find they share the same patriotic lesson.
