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The Desperate Hero

Owen Moore's frantic efforts to dodge tailor bills and court his sweetheart cause some very odd situations.
Jun 7, 1920 · 1h 0m
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Comedy
Drama

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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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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
Virginia Caldwell
Dorothy Kind
Directed by Wesley Ruggles

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Selznick Pictures
Country
US

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