''This Hero Stuff'' is a 1919 American silent

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directed by Henry King and starring William Russell,

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, and

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.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p. 166

Cast

* William Russell as Captain November Jones *

as Nedra Joseph *

as Jackson J. Joseph *

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as Samuel Barnes *

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as Teddy Craig * Harvey Clark as Jonathan Pillsbury *

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as Softnose Smith

References

Bibliography

* Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links

* * 1919 films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Henry King 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films 1919 comedy films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub