For His Mother's Sake
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Synopsis
When the youngest of two African-American brothers, who is the apple of his mother's eye, steals a valuable package from the express company for which he works, the older brother, employed by the same company, takes the blame, knowing his sacrifice will soften the blow to his mother. The older brother goes to Mexico and becomes a prizefighter. When he returns after winning of thousands of dollars, he pays back the theft and all ends happily.
Cast
Jack Johnson
Mattie Wilkes
Adrian Joyce
Jack Hopkins
Jack Newton
Dick Lee
Hank West
Everett Godfrey
Edward Mcgowan
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This film marked the fiction film debut of ex-heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, who appeared in person at the film's opening in Harlem at the New Douglas Theater, of which he was said to be a partner, according to an unidentified news item in the George P. Johnson Collection in the UCLA Special Collections Library. The film was made at Cliffside, NJ, and at one point, a sheriff took possession of the negative for alleged non-payment of rent.
