The Challenge Accepted_
In the Blue Ridge Mountains Postmaster's daughter Sally Haston loves Steve Carey, but wants him to enlist and fight the Germans during the Great War. Steve is unhappy at the training camp Steve argues with his roughneck tentmate Billy Murphy. When Steve deserts to visit Sally she takes him back to the camp, where Captain Roderick Brooke sympathetically explains the purpose of the war. Later, moonshiner James Grogan holes up with a gun to escape the draft and holds Sally prisoner. Her father organizes a posse, but Steve, home on leave, rescues her and announces that he is leaving for Europe to fight for democracy.
Starring
Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge, Russell Simpson
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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The Challenge Accepted was released 108 years ago in 1918.
Overview
In the Blue Ridge Mountains Postmaster's daughter Sally Haston loves Steve Carey, but wants him to enlist and fight the Germans during the Great War. Steve i...
The Challenge Accepted is a Drama film with a runtime of 0h 50m.
CAST (8)
Zena Keefe
Sally Haston
Charles Eldridge
John Haston
Russell Simpson
Uncle Zeke Sawyer
Chester Barnett
Steve Carey
Joel Day
Tom Carey
Sidney D'Albrook
Billy Murphy
Jack Hopkins
James Grogan
Warren Cook
Captain Roderick Brooke
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What is The Challenge Accepted about?
In the Blue Ridge Mountains Postmaster's daughter Sally Haston loves Steve Carey, but wants him to enlist and fight the Germans during the Great War. Steve is unhappy at the training camp Steve argues with his roughneck tentmate Billy Murphy. When Steve deserts to visit Sally she takes him back to the camp, where Captain Roderick Brooke sympathetically explains the purpose of the war. Later, moonshiner James Grogan holes up with a gun to escape the draft and holds Sally prisoner. Her father organizes a posse, but Steve, home on leave, rescues her and announces that he is leaving for Europe to fight for democracy.
How long is The Challenge Accepted?
The Challenge Accepted has a runtime of 50 minutes (0h 50m).
Who stars in The Challenge Accepted?
The cast of The Challenge Accepted includes Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge, Russell Simpson, Chester Barnett, Joel Day.
GENRES (1)
Drama