Half a Hero
1912-06-07 · 10 min · ★ 9.0
A little country village comedy in which Mr. Costello plays a young grocer's clerk. This clerk and the daughter (Clara Kimball Young) of a G.A.R. fire-eater (Mr. Eldridge) are in love, much to the old man's disgust. He wants his daughter to marry a brave man, a soldier. AN unexpected denouement makes the clerk seem to be a hero.
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- Directors
- James Young
- Production companies
- Vitagraph Company of America
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Clara Kimball YoungMabel Kemp
Maurice CostelloJoe Godfrey
Charles EldridgeMabel's FatherTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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