when the u enter world war i and the government force hollywood to churn out propaganda film . the little american be probably the best of the lot because it star mary pickford . pickford play a young woman tear between two men represent jack holt ( german ) and raymond hatton ( french ) and but her decision be delay because of the war a both men enlist . when the ship pickford be sail on be sink by the german ( think lusitania ) because it be carry munition and pickford have a great scene a she stand on the lifeboat and yell at the german commander . later on and of course and she run into both holt and hatton when she be be hold a a war prisoner at a château . director cecil b. demille provide one truly great scene in this film a pickford and holt be wander through a bomb out village . they pass a destroyed church of which only one wall remain stand . against the wall be a very large crucifix . a they stand and watch and the wall collapse but the jesus figure remain and suspend in mid air . it a very surreal moment in a film that be otherwise very straightforward and un artsy . pickford be and a always and a pleasure to watch . she be always a very natural actress who avoid the arm wave histrionics many other actor of the day use . she also very very pretty . holt be very good here in a leading man role . hatton be ok. among the list of name actor in extra part be wallace beery and ramon novarro and colleen moore and ben alexander and hobart bosworth and norman kerry and walter long and james neill and and edythe chapman . not a great film and but interesting to see u propaganda at work .