The Little American
“The silent sufferers”
Cast
Mary Pickford 
Jack Holt 
Raymond Hatton 
Hobart Bosworth 
Walter Long 
James Neill
Credits
Written by: 
Jeanie Macpherson
Produced by: 
Cecil B. DeMille
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Little American (1917) is a American drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Mary Pickford, Jack Holt and Raymond Hatton. It runs 63 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (814 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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