The Hero of the Hour
1917 · 50 min · Western
Billy Brooks, who exhibits an effeminate personality, leaves his Wall Street magnate father and goes on the road as a perfume salesman. In an effort to cure his son of his womanly ways, Brooks, Sr. wires Nebeker, an old rancher friend, to kidnap Billy from the train and "make a man of him."
Directed by Raymond Wells · Written by Raymond Wells
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Jack Mulhall Billy Brooks - W Wadsworth Harris Brooks Sr.
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Fritzi Ridgeway Mildred Nebeker - E Eugene Owen Nebeker
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Fred Burns Foreman - M Millard K. Wilson Mexican (as M.K. Wilson)
- G Grace McLean Juanita (as Grace MacLean)
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Noble Johnson Native American
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