The Little American
1917, English. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille & Joseph Levering.
The silent sufferers
A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to her ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector
- Joseph LeveringDirector
- Mary PickfordAngela Moore
- Jack HoltKarl von Austreim
- Raymond HattonCount Jules de Destin
- Hobart BosworthGerman Colonel
- Walter LongGerman Captain
- Wallace BeeryGerman Soldier (uncredited)
- Norman KerryWounded Soldier (uncredited)
- Colleen MooreMaid (uncredited)
- Ramon NovarroWounded Soldier (uncredited)
- Sam WoodWounded Soldier (uncredited)
- James NeillSenator John Moore
- Ben AlexanderBobby Moore
Details
- Released
- 12 July 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Clarence J. Harris, Cecil B. DeMille, Jeanie Macpherson
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The Little American runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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The Little American is streaming on FlixFling in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Little American?
If you liked The Little American, try Ship of Fools, The History of Love, A Time to Love and a Time to Die.
Who directed The Little American?
The Little American (1917) was directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Joseph Levering and stars Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton.