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Betsy Ross

191760 minUnited States
DramaRomance

Synopsis

Betsy Griscom's early romance with a British officer gives way to family disputes, marriage and widowhood. Running a small shop, she shelters her sister and becomes involved in suspicions of espionage. A commission to make an American flag links the domestic story to the Revolution.

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Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
59:49
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Travers Vale · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsTravers ValeGeorge Cowl

Historical context

Alice Brady plays Betsy in a historical romance built around the traditional flag-making legend. The invented relationships and intrigue belong to the film's dramatization, rather than establishing the legend as documented fact.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

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