(His Duty)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

7 minutes

Year:

1909

Directors:

D.W. Griffith

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Production companies:

Biograph Company

Actors:

Jack Allen

Bob Allen

The Sons' Mother

Woman in store

A young woman in the street

Crews:

Director

Original Story

Writer

Cinematography

Cinematography