The Nation's Peril

The Nation's Peril

Drama | Nov. 22, 1915

A naive young woman's strong anti-war sentiments get her into trouble in this silent cautionary tale. She is such a devout pacifist that she spurns her lover when she learns that he has invented an aerial torpedo. Instead, she gets involved with a foreigner who swears that he totally shares her beliefs. Unfortunately, he is a foreign spy in disguise. At his urging, the innocent girl steals her ex-beau's plans and delivers them to the spy. When she learns that he is the enemy, she fights him and with a sword kills him. It is still not enough to stop the enemy from attacking an American port city.

The Nation's Peril

Drama | Nov. 22, 1915

The Nation's Peril
A naive young woman's strong anti-war sentiments get her into trouble in this silent cautionary tale. She is such a devout pacifist that she spurns her lover when she learns that he has invented an aerial torpedo. Instead, she gets involved with a foreigner who swears that he totally shares her beliefs. Unfortunately, he is a foreign spy in disguise. At his urging, the innocent girl steals her ex-beau's plans and delivers them to the spy. When she learns that he is the enemy, she fights him and with a sword kills him. It is still not enough to stop the enemy from attacking an American port city.
Producers Lubin Manufacturing Company
Original title The Nation's Peril
Directors George Terwilliger
Writers George Terwilliger, Harry Chandlee

Cast

Ormi Hawley

as Ruth Lyons

William H. Turner

as Adm. Lyons

Earl Metcalfe

as Lt. Sawyer

Eleanor Barry

as Mrs. Sawyer

Arthur Matthews

as Oswald Dudley

Herbert Fortier

as Bertold Henchman