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The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911)

The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of poster
Directed by
Frank Powell, D. W. Griffith
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
17 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short silent drama from 1911. It follows characters facing a situation that tests their character. The film shows how ordinary people respond to a challenge.

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What happens

The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and Frank Powell and starring Blanche Sweet. A print exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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