The Man Who Stayed at Home

The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919)

In a Virginia resort town in August 1918, Christopher Brent is viewed as a slacker because he refuses to enlist. Secretly, Christopher is observing German spies who are passing information about coastal fortifications for invasion preparations. Seeing Christopher consort with Mrs. Miriam Lee, also from the secret service, his fiancee Molly Preston, who had been bothered by the talk about him, becomes jealous. When Molly's brother Norman discovers a German code book in Mrs. Lee's possession, Christopher, who obtained the book when he destroyed the wireless of the chief spy, Carl Sanderson, who also loves Molly, is suspected of aiding the Germans.

Date of release
1919-07-06
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Herbert Blaché

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Man Who Stayed at Home

The Man Who Stayed at Home is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring King Baggot, Claire Whitney. It was based on the play The Man Who Stayed at Home by J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall.

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