Till I Come Back to You

Till I Come Back to You
Till I Come Back to You
	Film poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille; Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Bryant Washburn
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures / Artcraft
Release date	August 25, 1918;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Till I Come Back to You is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] Yvonne (Vidor), the wife of German officer Karl Von Drutz (von Seyffertitz), is left in their Belgian home at the start of World War I. King Albert (Hall) stops at the house during his retreat where he finds little Jacques (Stone) playing soldier. The king tells him to be brave and wait "till I come back to you." America enters the war and Capt. Jefferson Strong (Washburn) is detailed to destroy the German storehouse containing their liquid fire supply. He pretends to be an escaped German soldier and hides in Yvonne's cottage, learns of the supplies, and directs the tunneling under the house. Von Drutz returns, finds Strong telephoning, and a terrific struggle ensues. Little Jacques takes a score of orphans from a nearby asylum and they escape through the tunnel. Strong saves the lives of the children but is arrested for disobedience, tried, and court martialed. Through the influence of King Albert he is saved from being shot. Yvonne, whose husband has been killed, finds consolation in Strong's love.

Cast

Bryant Washburn as Capt. Jefferson Strong
Florence Vidor as Yvonne
Gustav von Seyffertitz as Karl Von Drutz (as G. Butler Clonbough)
Winter Hall as King Albert
George Stone as Jacques
Julia Faye as Susette
Lillian Leighton as Margot
Clarence Geldart as U.S. colonel
Mae Giraci as Rosa
C. Renfeld as Rosa's father
William Irving as Stroheim
Frank Butterworth as Hans
Monte Blue as American doughboy

Preservation

A complete 35 mm print of Till I Come Back to You is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.^[4]

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Till I Come Back to You". silentera.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
^ "Till I Come Back to You". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Reviews: Till I Come Back to You". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (12). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 33. September 14, 1918.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Till I Come Back to You". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links

Till I Come Back to You at IMDb
Synopsis at allmovie.com

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[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: Till I Come Back to You". silentera.com. Retrieved June 21, 2008.

[afi-2] "Till I Come Back to You". afi.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[3] "Reviews: Till I Come Back to You". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (12). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 33. September 14, 1918.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-4] "American Silent Feature Film Database: Till I Come Back to You". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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