
His Duty
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May 31, 1909
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Drama
It's Bob Allen's twenty-first birthday. His mother and his brother Jack, a policeman present him with a cap, personalized with his initals in the lining. Jack then goes to work and Bob goes out also. Later in the evening, Jack is called to the scene of a robbery, where he finds the cap with his brother's initials. Dismayed by the idea that his brother is a thief, he goes home and confronts Bob with the evidence. Though it breaks their mother's heart, Jack does his duty and leads his brother out in handcuffs.
Featured Crew
D.W. Griffith
Director
O. Henry
Original Story
Frank Powell
Writer
Cast

Frank Powell
Jack Allen

Owen Moore
Bob Allen

Kate Bruce
The Sons' Mother

Marion Leonard
Woman in store

Mary Pickford
A young woman in the street