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The Desperate Hero(1920)
Status: Released
Date: 1920-06-07
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Owen Moore's frantic efforts to dodge tailor bills and court his sweetheart cause some very odd situations.
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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.
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United States of America
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Selznick Pictures
Movie: The Desperate Hero
Top 9 Billed Cast
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
Tom Ricketts
Butler
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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.
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1920-06-07
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Owen Moore's frantic efforts to dodge tailor bills and court his sweetheart cause some very odd situations.
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