The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (1927)

Name: The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1927-10-01

20m

Running Time

Plot.

George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for all the colonies. He asks Betsy Ross to design and create the first flag. Meanwhile, British officer Brandon has crossed enemy lines in order to visit secretly his wife, who boards in the same house as Betsy Ross. Ross helps Mrs. Brandon hide her husband, but then Washington himself discovers the hidden enemy and must decide whether love or the rules of war shall prevail.

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Cast & Crew.

Francis X. Bushman

George Washington

Enid Bennett

Betsy Ross

Johnnie Walker

Charles Brandon (as Johnny Walker)

Alice Calhoun

Edith Brandon

Arthur Maude

Director / Writer

Ray Rennahan

Cinematography

Vivek Maddala

Composer

Details.

Release Date
October 1, 1927

Status
Released

Running Time
20m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-04-13

This Movie Is About.

silent film

american revolution

american history

Wiki.

The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross is a 1927 MGM silent fictionalized film short in two-color Technicolor, about the making of the U.S. flag by Betsy Ross. It was the first of the "Great Events" series co-produced by Technicolor and Colorcraft Pictures Inc., and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The basically true story is combined with a completely fictional subplot in which a British soldier crosses enemy lines to visit his wife, a friend of Betsy Ross.