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.
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Cast
Frank Powell
as Jack Allen
Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films,...
Owen Moore
as Bob Allen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owen Moore (December 12, 1886 - June 9, 1939) was an actor in American films, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937..
Kate Bruce
as The Sons' Mother
Marion Leonard
as Woman in store
Marion Leonard (June 9, 1881 – January 9, 1956) was an American stage actress who became one of the first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era..
Mary Pickford
as A young woman in the street
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1894 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian actress resident in the U.S., and also producer, screenwriter and film studio founder, who was...
David Miles
as Proprietor
Director
D.W. Griffith
