His Duty (1909)
Subtitles for: His Duty (1909)
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.
| Rate | ★ 3.9/10 (4 votes) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 7m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 31 May 1909 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | D.W. Griffith |
| IMDb | tt0000897 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Frank Powell
Jack Allen
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Owen Moore
Bob Allen
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Kate Bruce
The Sons' Mother
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Marion Leonard
Woman in store
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Mary Pickford
A young woman in the street
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David Miles
Proprietor
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Robert Harron
One of the Children on the Street
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Arthur V. Johnson
Man in Store
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Violet Mersereau
One of the Children on the Street
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Jack Pickford
One of the Children on the Street