''The Hero of the Hour'' is a 1917 American silent

Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

directed by

Raymond Wells Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.Goble p. 324 He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells. Partial filmography * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor) * ''The Sable Lorcha'' (19 ...

. It stars

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

Wadsworth Harris Wadsworth Harris (October 9, 1864 – November 1, 1942) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1911 and 1936. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Los Angeles, California from pneumon ...

, and

Fritzi Ridgeway Fredericka Berneice "Fritzi" Ridgeway (April 8, 1898 – March 29, 1961) was an American silent film actress, vaudeville performer, and hotelier. Though she starred in numerous films, she is perhaps best known for her work in silent Western films ...

.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Hero of the Hour''
at silentera.com

Cast

as Billy Brooks *

as Brooks, Sr. *

as Mildred * Eugene Owen as Nebeker *

Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ...

as Foreman *

Millard K. Wilson Millard K. Wilson (May 5, 1890 – October 5, 1933) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 94 films between 1914 and 1930, co-starring with Lon Chaney Sr. in some of them. Chaney and Wilson were life-long friends.Blake, ...

as The Mexican * Grace McLean as Juanita *

Noble Johnson Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...

as the Native American

References

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* 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{silent-film-stub