The Heroine of Mons (1914)

Directed by

Wilfred Noy

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent war film tells a story set during the Battle of Mons in World War I. It follows a young woman who performs a heroic act in the conflict.

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What happens

The Heroine of Mons is a 1914 British silent war film directed by Wilfred Noy (the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard) and starring Dorothy Bellew, Leslie Howard and Bert Wynne. The film marked the screen debut of Howard, who went on to be leading star of British and Hollywood cinema. The film was made during the opening weeks of the First World War, and refers to the Battle of Mons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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