Draft 258

Draft 258

Drama | Nov. 15, 1917

Mary Alden and her brothers Matthew and George have extremely different political views. Matthew is a committed pacifist, and is constantly giving speeches against war. George is notified that his draft number, 258, has been called and to report for induction, but he refuses. Mary, on the other hand, is intensely patriotic and comes up with a plan to shame him into reporting for induction. Meanwhile, Matthew is being set up for a patsy by a gang of German secret agents, led by Van Bierman, who are planning to blow up an airplane factory.

Draft 258

Drama | Nov. 15, 1917

Draft 258
Mary Alden and her brothers Matthew and George have extremely different political views. Matthew is a committed pacifist, and is constantly giving speeches against war. George is notified that his draft number, 258, has been called and to report for induction, but he refuses. Mary, on the other hand, is intensely patriotic and comes up with a plan to shame him into reporting for induction. Meanwhile, Matthew is being set up for a patsy by a gang of German secret agents, led by Van Bierman, who are planning to blow up an airplane factory.
Producers Metro Pictures Corporation
Original title Draft 258
Directors Christy Cabanne
Writers Christy Cabanne, June Mathis

Cast

Mabel Taliaferro

as Mary Alden

Walter Miller

as John Graham

Earl Brunswick

as Matthew Alden

Eugene Borden

as George Alden

Sue Balfour

as Mrs. Alden

William H. Tooker

as Amiel Van Bierman

Camille Dalberg

as Marcita Blein

Baby Ivy Ward

as Belgian child

Sidney D'Albrook

as Italian

Robert Anderson

as Nicolo Reisso

Edwin Boring

as Kaiser