The Desperate Hero Trailer

The Desperate Hero Trailer (1920)

"Owen Moore's frantic efforts to dodge tailor bills and court his sweetheart cause some very odd situations." 07 June 1920 Drama, Comedy 60 mins

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

as Henry Baird

Gloria Hope

as Mabel Darrow

Emmett King

as Philip Darrow

Rube Miller

as Alan Moss

Arthur Hoyt

as Whitty

Charles Arling

as Joseph Plant

Nell Craig

as Evelyn Plant

Virginia Caldwell

as Dorothy Kind

Tom Ricketts

as Butler

International Releases Dates

United States 07 June 1920

Production Companies

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