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A Desperate Hero
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: [?] Edward Dillon? [the husband], Louise Orth [the wife]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 19 February 1914; in a split-reel with Skelley and the Turkey (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? He was not afraid to kill the mouse; his heart was just too big. It looked bad for the wife who called on him with her lady friends to protect them from Red Ned, the desperado at large, whom it took three policemen to manage. The ladies decided hubby was a “scared cat,” until he played Red Ned himself. He was having the time of his life, alternating between himself and Red Ned, with whom he seemed to mop the kitchen floor, when the real Red Ned appeared.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 7 March 1914, page ?] The young husband, who is afraid of a rat in a trap, pretends to save the women from a bad man named Red Ned. Some very laughable situations result.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 20 April 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
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