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A Cry for Help

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Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal. The husband of a patient has just died, calls on the doctor, intending to kill him. The grief-crazed man is foiled several times by the return of the tramp, whom the maid at last pushes out of the house. She hears the doctor struggling with his assailant and faints. The tramp hears the doctor's cry for help and enters by a rear window, despite the objections of a policeman, in time to save his benefactor.

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About A Cry for Help

A Cry for Help (1912) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Miller, Harry Carey.

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Runtime
17 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Biograph Company
Directors
Writers
Edward Acker

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Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal. The husband of a patient has just died, calls on the doctor, intending to kill him. The grief-crazed man is foiled several times by the return of the tramp, whom the maid at last pushes out of the house. She hears the doctor struggling with his assailant and faints. The tramp hears the doctor's cry for help and enters by a rear window, despite the objections of a policeman, in time to save his benefactor.

Who stars in A Cry for Help?

Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Miller, Harry Carey, Claire McDowell, Robert Harron. See the cast cards above for character names.

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