Lay Down Your Arms! (1914)

3.5/10 68 min Drama War

Overview

Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling. They marry, but before long he, too, is called to war. In his absence, Martha falls into a depression and is hospitalised. Sick with longing and learning that her banking firm has gone belly-up, she leaves the hospital and takes a train to the battlefield to find her husband. (stumfilm.dk)

Cast

Philip Bech

Grev von Althaus, Marthas far

Augusta Blad

Martha

Alf Blütecher

Arno von Dotzky, Marthas første mand

Johanne Fritz-Petersen

Rosa, Marthas søster

Olaf Fønss

Fr. von Tilling, Marthas anden mand

Frederik Jacobsen

Bresser, læge

Carl Lauritzen

Knobelauch, krigsminister

Maria Widal

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