Film

The Desperate Hero

1920 · 1h · Comedy · Drama

Owen Moore's frantic efforts to dodge tailor bills and court his sweetheart cause some very odd situations.

Henry Baird, a young newspaperman with a second-hand car but little money, decides to raffle off the car at a county picnic, so that he can take out his sweetheart, Mabel Darrow, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. However, as soon as Henry gets the money, his tailor demands that he pay off his debt. Also, youngsters set the car on fire before he can give to the winner, Joseph Plant, whose wife Evelyn was formerly Henry's sweetheart.

Owen Moore

Henry Baird

Gloria Hope

Mabel Darrow

Emmett King

Philip Darrow

Rube Miller

Alan Moss

Arthur Hoyt

Whitty

Charles Arling

Joseph Plant

Nell Craig

Evelyn Plant

Virginia Caldwell

Dorothy Kind

Tom Ricketts

Butler

• Wesley RugglesDirector
• Zelda CrosbyWriter
• Edgar FranklinStory
• Lewis J. SelznickProducer

Release date

June 7, 1920

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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