''For Valour'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by Albert Parker and starring

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and

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.Lombardi p.335 The film was produced and distributed by

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s and shot at the company's

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studios. It was based on a short story by I.A.R. Wylie which originally appeared in the ''

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Synopsis

Canada, 1917. After discovering that her brother has stolen cash from his employer, his sister Melia steals money from the star of the

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where she works. She pays off his debts but in exchange he agrees to enlist in the

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and fight in

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. Melia is then arrested and send to prison for theft, and is disowned by her father, after refusing to explain why she took the money. When her brother returns home from

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minus an arm but bearing the

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he has been awarded for bravery, she feels the sacrifice she has made has been worth it.

Cast

as Melia Nobbs *

as Henry Nobbs * Henry Weaver as Ambrose Nobbs *

as Alice Davis

References

Bibliography

* Lombardi, Frederic . ''Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios''. McFarland, 2013.

External links

* 1910s American films 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Albert Parker Triangle Film Corporation films Films set in Canada Silent American drama films English-language drama films {{1910s-US-film-stub