His Duty (1909)
Synopsis
It's Bob Allen's twenty-first birthday. His mother and his brother Jack, a policeman present him with a cap, personalized with his initals in the lining. Jack then goes to work and Bob goes out also. Later in the evening, Jack is called to the scene of a robbery, where he finds the cap with his brother's initials. Dismayed by the idea that his brother is a thief, he goes home and confronts Bob with the evidence. Though it breaks their mother's heart, Jack does his duty and leads his brother out in handcuffs.
Release Date: 1909-05-31
Runtime: 7 minutes
Director: D.W. Griffith
Top Cast
- Frank Powell as Jack Allen
- Owen Moore as Bob Allen
- Kate Bruce as The Sons' Mother
- Marion Leonard as Woman in store
- Mary Pickford as A young woman in the street
- David Miles as Proprietor
- Robert Harron as One of the Children on the Street
- Arthur V. Johnson as Man in Store
- Violet Mersereau as One of the Children on the Street
- Jack Pickford as One of the Children on the Street
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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