The Greater Duty

The Greater Duty

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1922-02-01

When Bill Hinchley is wrongfully imprisoned his wife, Mary, becomes a schoolteacher out of necessity concealing from the school trustees that she is the wife of a convict. Sneaky Pete, Bill's cellmate, steals a letter from Mary to Bill, and, his term expired, follows Mary and extorts her, by threatening to cause her to lose her job by revealing her secret. Attempting to escape Bill gives up his chance at freedom to rescue the warden's children - and is later pardoned, coming home to wreak vengeance on Sneaky Pete, and justify Mary's faith in him.

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The Greater Duty

Storyline

When Bill Hinchley is wrongfully imprisoned his wife, Mary, becomes a schoolteacher out of necessity concealing from the school trustees that she is the wife of a convict. Sneaky Pete, Bill's cellmate, steals a letter from Mary to Bill, and, his term expired, follows Mary and extorts her, by threatening to cause her to lose her job by revealing her secret. Attempting to escape Bill gives up his chance at freedom to rescue the warden's children - and is later pardoned, coming home to wreak vengeance on Sneaky Pete, and justify Mary's faith in him.

Released

1922-02-01

Runtime

50

Director

Gilbert M. Anderson

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Western

Language

No Language

Production

Amalgamated Producing Corporation

Metro Pictures Corporation

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    Gilbert M. Anderson

    Gilbert M. Anderson
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    Carol Holloway

    Carol Holloway
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    Frank Campeau

    Frank Campeau
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    Melbourne MacDowell

    Melbourne MacDowell