| 词条 | Kaiser's Finish |
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| name = Kaiser's Finish | image = | alt = | caption = | film name = | director = John Josseph Harvey | producer = Sam Warner | story = John Joseph Harvey Clifford P. Saum | based on = | starring = Earl Schenck, Claire Whitney, and Percy Standing | cinematography = Rial Schellinger | editing = William Nigh | studio = Warner Bros. Pictures | distributor = State Rights[1] Warner Bros. Pictures | released = November 2, 1918 | runtime = 6–8 reels[1] | country = United States | language = Silent | budget = | gross = }} Kaiser's Finish is a 1918 American silent World War I drama film, directed by John Joseph Harvey.[2] It stars Earl Schenck, Claire Whitney, and Percy Standing. The film contained newsreel footage of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Crown Prince Wilhelm as well as actual warfare scenes. PlotIn pre-World War I Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm (Louis Dean) fathers a number of illegitimate children and sends them to various parts of the world to be reared by his loyal agents. Under the guardianship of Dr. Carl Von Strumpf (Fred G. Hearn), one of these children, Robert Busch (Earl Schenck), grows up believing that he is the son of wealthy German-American Richard Busch (Percy Standing), but in reality, Strumpf and Busch are servants of the Kaiser. When the United States declares war on Germany, Robert expresses his earnest desire to enlist in the American army, much to the delight of his patriotic sister Emily (Claire Whitney). Before he can do so, however, Strumpf tells Robert the secret of his parentage, believing that the young man now will be eager to fight for Germany's cause. Robert feigns enthusiasm but secretly offers his services to the U.S. government, and with the passport provided him by the Pan-German league, he goes to Germany and kills the crown prince (also played by Schenck). Next, he shoots the Kaiser and blows up the entire palace, thus sacrificing his life for the principles of democracy. Cast
Preservation statusThis film is now lost, as no copies are known to exist. In the late 1940s and 1950s, Warner Bros. destroyed many of its negatives due to nitrate film decomposition. Studio records indicate that the negative of filmography pre-1931 was marked "Junked 12/27/48" (December 27, 1948). No copies of Kaisher's Finish are known to exist. References1. ^1 2 {{AFI film|1987}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Langman|first=Larry|title=American Film Cycles: The Silent Era|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltcNWzVEaEUC&pg=PA268|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-30657-0|page=268}} External links
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