The Hero of the Hour (1917)

Billy Brooks, who exhibits an effeminate personality, leaves his Wall Street magnate father and goes on the road as a perfume salesman. In an effort to cure his son of his womanly ways, Brooks, Sr. wires Nebeker, an old rancher friend, to kidnap Billy from the train and "make a man of him."

Cast (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jack Mulhall

Billy Brooks

W

Wadsworth Harris

Brooks Sr.

Fritzi Ridgeway

Mildred Nebeker

E

Eugene Owen

Nebeker

Fred Burns

Foreman

M

Millard K. Wilson

Mexican (as M.K. Wilson)

G

Grace McLean

Juanita (as Grace MacLean)

Noble Johnson

Native American

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