The Girl Who Stayed at Home

The Girl Who Stayed at Home is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. Prints of the film exist.

Plot

James Grey, the younger son of Edward Grey and Mrs. Grey, attempts to evade the military draft to maintain his relationship with Cutie Beautiful, a cabaret performer. His older brother, Ralph Grey, enlists and is sent to France, where his sweetheart, Atoline France, lives with her father, Monsieur Le France, a former Confederate officer who never surrendered and has since relocated to Europe.
James is eventually drafted and undergoes military training. During service, he is reunited with Ralph, rescuing him and his patrol from a shell hole behind enemy lines. Atoline is threatened by a German officer but is protected by a German soldier she had previously aided.
Following the end of hostilities, the Grey brothers return home to rejoin their partners. Monsieur Le France renounces his former loyalties and swears allegiance to the American flag.