19 September 1920 Adventure, Drama, War 50 mins
Former crook 'Square' Kelly serves in the First World War. When he returns from the war, one of his comrades-in-arms convinces him to join the police force. But Kelly finds himself confronting the very criminals who made up his old gang.
Watch the official The Cradle of Courage 1920 trailer in HD below.
William S. Hart as 'Square' Kelly
Ann Little as Rose Tierney
Tom Santschi as Tierney
Gertrude Claire as Mother Kelly
Frank Thorwald as Jim Kelly
George Williams as Lieutenant Riley
Barbara Bedford as Nora
William S. Hart Director
Lambert Hillyer Director
Lambert Hillyer Writer
Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Frederick Bradbury Story
United States 19 September 1920
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