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The Desperate Hero

1920 ยท 1 hr

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

Cast: Owen Moore, Gloria Hope, Emmett King, Rube Miller, Arthur Hoyt

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