His Duty (1909)
7m
Running Time
May 31, 1909Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Details.
Release DateMay 31, 1909
StatusReleased
Running Time7m
Wiki.
The 1909 American silent short film His Duty was directed by D. W. The person is Griffith. Based on a story by O. It was one of the first films starring Mary Pickford.