His Duty

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.

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Duration:

7 minutes

Year:

1909

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Cast:

Jack Allen

Bob Allen

The Sons' Mother

Woman in store

A young woman in the street

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Director