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The Younger Brother

Dec 26, 1911

0h 12m

★ 0.0

An incident of the Soudan war. a big Vitagraph feature. Hundreds of men and horses are used to make this masterpiece of motion pictures.

Overview

When the two Werner brothers are called to the front it is not strange that the mother is very solicitous about the younger brother and enjoins the older boy to care for and defend him at all hazards. The English army is transported lo the Soudan and is now encamped in the midst of the activities of the campaign.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Vitagraph Company of America

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Cast

Father Werner

Charles Eldridge

Mother Werner

Mary Maurice

The Younger Werner Brother

James Morrison

The Older Werner Brother

Tefft Johnson

Hal Wilson

Alec B. Francis

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