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Cohen Saves the Flag

1913 · 13 min
4.2 / 10 · TMDB

Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inadvertently becomes a hero when he tosses back an enemy hand grenade and raises a fallen flag in the midst of the conflict. Goldberg conspires to have Cohen shot by a firing squad, but Cohen’s girlfriend Rebecca rides to the rescue.

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Year 1913
Director Mack Sennett
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.2/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its dramatic conflict around the contrast between genuine courage and opportunism, using the Civil War setting as a backdrop for a personal rivalry. It relies on silent-era archetypes but maintains a brisk pace.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of a historical cinematic curio, a melodrama with comedic touches and a classic last-minute rescue. It's a brief, illustrative piece of early narrative filmmaking. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Mack Sennett

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