The Desperate Hero (1920)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1920-06-07
Director: Wesley Ruggles (1889–1972)
Writers: Zelda Crosby , Edgar Franklin
Language: None
Stars: Owen Moore , Gloria Hope , Emmett King , Rube Miller , Arthur Hoyt , Charles Arling , Nell Craig , Virginia Caldwell , Tom Ricketts
Runtime: 60 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Desperate Hero , The Desperate Hero (United States of America) , His Word of Honor (United States of America)
Plot: 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. Henry arranges with Joe to work for two weeks at no charge at Joe's house, which is next door to Mabel's. Suspecting that Henry and Evelyn are still secretly fond of each other, Joe gives Henry only menial tasks to perform. Despite complications, including misunderstandings on the part of Mabel's father and the arrival of vamp Dorothy Kind pretending to be Henry's wife and the mother of his four children, Henry maintains his honor, thwarts a rival for Mabel's affections, and wins her hand.
IMDB:tt0011109