For Valour
Melia Nobbs, a young Canadian woman, supports both her invalid father Ambrose and brother Henry. When Henry faces arrest for helping himself to his employer's cash, Melia steals the amount from the star of the theater where she has been dancing and offers it to her brother if he will enlist in the army. Henry agrees and goes off to war, making Ambrose proud of his son, but when Ambrose learns that his daughter has been arrested for theft, he disowns her. Melia does not reveal the reason for taking the money and is sent to prison. Meanwhile, Henry fights bravely in France and returns home minus an arm but wearing the Victoria Cross. He finds his sister, weak and worn from overwork, in the prison hospital. Seeing her brother with his medals, Melia realizes that her sacrifices for him and her country have not been in vain, and that in her own way, she has served her country.
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“Excellent dysfunctional extended family affair” (IMDB review quote). Another Walls and Lynn farce written for the screen by Ben Travers. This one is muti-generational involving fathers and sons. Good supporting cast. Adequate production. IMDB rating 6.3. Directed by Tom Walls. Released in 1937 (UK only). Complete print (PAL transfer)
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- Director
- Albert Parker
- Starring
- Winifred Allen, Richard Barthelmess, Henry Weaver, Mabel Ballin
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