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His Duty
First aired on May 31, 1909
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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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Frank Powell | Jack Allen
Owen Moore | Bob Allen
Kate Bruce | The Sons' Mother
Marion Leonard | Woman in store
Mary Pickford | A young woman in the street
Featured Crew
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D.W. Griffith | Director