1918

1918

94 mins | Drama | April 26, 1985

It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the patriotism and propaganda and enlist. In a small Texas town, Horace Robedaux feels the pressure - he doesn't want to leave his young wife Elizabeth and their young child Jenny - but Elizabeth's can't-do-anything-right little brother is constantly talking about the war, and Elizabeth's stern father, who opposed the marriage initially, now has plans to take care of his daughter and the child so Horace can fight for his country. But the influenza epidemic sweeping the town (and the nation) may change everyone's plans.

1918

94 mins | Drama | April 26, 1985

1918
It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the patriotism and propaganda and enlist. In a small Texas town, Horace Robedaux feels the pressure - he doesn't want to leave his young wife Elizabeth and their young child Jenny - but Elizabeth's can't-do-anything-right little brother is constantly talking about the war, and Elizabeth's stern father, who opposed the marriage initially, now has plans to take care of his daughter and the child so Horace can fight for his country. But the influenza epidemic sweeping the town (and the nation) may change everyone's plans.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Guadalupe Productions
Original title 1918
Directors Ken Harrison
Writers Horton Foote

Cast

Matthew Broderick

as Brother

William Converse-Roberts

as Horace Robedaux

Hallie Foote

as Elizabeth Robedaux

Jerry Biggs

as Clyde

L.T. Felty

as Mr. Thatcher

Jeanne McCarthy

as Bessie

Bill McGhee

as Sam

Tom Murrel

as Stanley

Rochelle Oliver

as Mrs. Vaughn

Phillip Smith

as Bill

Michael Higgins

as Mr. Vaughn

Horton Foote Jr.

as Jessie

Norma Allen

as Mrs. Gregory

Margaret Spaulding

as Mrs. Cunningham

Carol Goodheart

as Ruth Amos

Buffy Carol

as Gladys Maud

Betty Murphy

as Verna

Peggy Feury

as Mrs. Boone

Belinda Jackson

as Erma Sue

Randy Moore

as Dr. White

Janice Woodson

as Country Woman

Gil Glasgow

as Davis

Nick Jordon

as Jerry

Cynthia Rogers

as Mrs. Drayton

Anna Harrison

as Mary Beth

Lisa Howard

as Constance

Nancy Harrison

as Aunt Inez

Allan Alexander

as Straggler

Charles Solomon Jr.

as Vernon Drayton