My Hero

1912Short⏱️ 17m

ShortWestern

Stern parents have ever been relentless obstacles in love's young dream, but it is perhaps quite doubtful if ever love could equal the accentuated bliss and anguish of these two. She refused to eat for her hero and for her he bore...

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

N/A

Stars

Henry B. Walthall, Dorothy Gish, Robert Harron

Release Date

December 12, 1912

Language

None, English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Henry B. Walthall

as Indian Charlie

Dorothy Gish

as The Young Woman

Robert Harron

as The Young Man

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Walter P. Lewis

as The Young Woman's Father

Kate Bruce

as The Young Woman's Mother

Lionel Barrymore

as Undetermined Secondary Role

Christy Cabanne

as Settler

Harry Carey

as Indian

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John T. Dillon

as Man in Room

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Frank Evans

as Settler

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Production

Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

native american

🎯 Categories

ShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Ten Short Films in 1912

by Single-Black-Male • 2003-10-27

"This 17 minute two-reeler was the tenth short film that the 37 year old D.W. Griffith made in this year. He was obviously taking his work more seriously and spending time trying to develop his scripts. A few more years and he would be ready to unleash his contribution to cinema...."

📖 Synopsis

Stern parents have ever been relentless obstacles in love's young dream, but it is perhaps quite doubtful if ever love could equal the accentuated bliss and anguish of these two. She refused to eat for her hero and for her he bore...