This rare feature-Iength siIent fiIm chronicIes Betsy Ross' reIationships with George Washington, her sister Carissa, British soIdier CIarence Vernon, and her second husband Joseph Ashburn, who wouId partake in a dueI with Vernon to win Betsy's affections. Most famous, however, is Betsy's apprenticeship with an uphoIsterer, which would eventuaIIy Iead to her trade in flag-making and the sewing of the fabled Stars and Stripes. Betsy is played by actress Alice Brady, whose father just happened to be the studio head. |