The Hero of the Hour

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The Hero of the Hour
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Directed by Raymond Wells
Written byEugene B. Lewis
Story byRaymond Wells
Starring Jack Mulhall
Wadsworth Harris
Fritzi Ridgeway
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • April 23, 1917 (1917-04-23)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Hero of the Hour is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Raymond Wells. It stars Jack Mulhall, Wadsworth Harris, and Fritzi Ridgeway. [1]

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