Doing Their Bit (1918)
Little Kate and Janie O'Dowd are sent to their wealthy American uncle, Michael O'Dowd, after their Irish father loses his life on a World War I battlefield. Having been locked accidentally into O'Dowd's munitions plant one evening, the children catch sight of their intoxicated cousin Miles O'Dowd admitting two men into the factory. The girls recognize the two as spies they had seen on the boat to America sending signals to a German submarine. After the spies knock Miles cold, the children trap them in a die-stamping machine until help arrives.
Director:
Kenean Buel
Writer:
Kenean Buel
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Jane Lee as Janie O'Dowd |
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Katherine Lee as Kate O'Dowd |
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Franklyn Hanna as Michael O'Dowd |
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Gertrude Le Brandt as Bridget McCann O'Dowd |
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Alexander Hall as Miles O'Dowd |
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Beth Ivins as Patricia O'Dowd |
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Kate Lester as Mrs. Velma Vanderspent |
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William Pollard as Alfred Caesar Vanderspent |
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Jay Strong as Jerry Flynn |
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Aimee Abbott as Mrs. Mary Flynn |
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Eddie Sturgis as German Spy |
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R.R. Neill as German Spy |
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John Gilbert as |
| Writing | Kenean Buel | Story |
| Directing | Kenean Buel | Director |
| Writing | Kenean Buel | Screenplay |