The Desperate Hero (1920)
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.
Director: Wesley Ruggles
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Owen Moore as Henry Baird |
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Gloria Hope as Mabel Darrow |
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Emmett King as Philip Darrow |
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Rube Miller as Alan Moss |
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Arthur Hoyt as Whitty |
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Charles Arling as Joseph Plant |
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Nell Craig as Evelyn Plant |
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Virginia Caldwell as Dorothy Kind |
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Tom Ricketts as Butler |
| Writing | Edgar Franklin | Story |
| Writing | Zelda Crosby | Writer |
| Directing | Wesley Ruggles | Director |
| Production | Lewis J. Selznick | Producer |