The Hero
“A human study cleverly knit into a series of laughs, thrills and absorbing climaxes.”
Oswald Lane is welcomed by his hometown as a war hero and enjoys recounting his adventures to anyone who will listen. He accepts an invitation to stay in the home of his rather colorless brother, Andrew, and is soon not only making love to Martha, the Belgian maid, but is also finding Andrew's wife, Hester, receptive to his flirting. After stealing money entrusted to Andrew by his church, Oswald is on his way out of town when he passes a school fire, rescues several children, and is himself seriously burned. Andrew offers his own skin for grafting, and Oswald directs Hester to return the money.
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Cast
11 people
Gaston Glass
Oswald Lane
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Jewish Prudence
Barbara La Marr
Hester Lane
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Souls for Sale
The White Moth
John St. Polis
Andrew Lane
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Martha Mattox
Sarah Lane
Known for
The Cat and the Canary
Frankie Lee
Andy Lane
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Nurse Marjorie
Shame
David Butler
Bill Walters
Known for
7th Heaven
Doris Pawn
Martha
Known for
The Penalty
Ethel Shannon
Hilda Pierce
Also in
Maytime
The Buckaroo Kid
Miriam Cooper
Martha Baker
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Grace Darmond
Also in
Below the Surface
The Valley of the Giants
Cameo the Dog
Also in
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Louis J. Gasnier Director · Gilbert Emery Writer Eve Unsell Writer
United States release January 1, 1923 · Produced in United States
Production
B.P. Schulberg Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1923
Theatrical
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