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"Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?"

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

Top Cast

  • Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore

    Dr. H. Holderlin

  • Phillips Holmes

    Phillips Holmes

    Paul Renard

  • Nancy Carroll

    Nancy Carroll

    Fraulein Elsa

  • Louise Carter

    Louise Carter

    Frau Holderlin

  • Lucien Littlefield

    Lucien Littlefield

    Herr Walter Schultz

  • Tom Douglas

    Tom Douglas

    Walter Holderlin

  • Zasu Pitts

    Zasu Pitts

    Anna, Holderlin's Maid

  • Frank Sheridan

    Frank Sheridan

    Priest

  • George Bickel

    George Bickel

    Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner

Overview

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

Rating

7.5 / 10
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