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  • The Clarion Call (1918)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Clarion Call (1918)
Short | Short, Drama
Johnny Kernan, who pursues the Goddess Pleasure on a shoestring income, and sometimes catches up with her, pals with Barney Woods, always his friend, sometimes his meal ticket and never beyond the reach of a "touch." In an exchange of ...See moreJohnny Kernan, who pursues the Goddess Pleasure on a shoestring income, and sometimes catches up with her, pals with Barney Woods, always his friend, sometimes his meal ticket and never beyond the reach of a "touch." In an exchange of Christmas presents Barney presents Kernan with a small gold pencil with his initials J. W. K. on it. Soon after, having a lucky day playing the races, Kernan sets out on the tin-horn trail to the white lights. Barney makes the acquaintance of Eileen Murphy the day she is moving into what she hopes isn't as disappointing a place as she knows it is going to be. Their friendship ripens into love. Kernan comes back, meets Eileen, decides he'll have her. He induces Barney to accept a thousand dollar loan from him and go to New York. Barney finally accepts, but before he leaves he and Eileen are married. In New York Barney gets a job with a salary just large enough to support himself, but just as hope is dying out in Eileen he gets a better job as patrolman, and she and her mother join him in New York. He is ambitious, and becomes a detective. Seeking clues to the murderer of Mr. Norcross, who had been shot by a burglar, Woods traces it to Kernan through the small gold pencil. Kernan plays upon Barney's indebtedness to him to force Barney not to make the arrest. It is only when Barney Woods reads an extra offering a reward of $1,000 for the murderer's arrest that he sees his way clear to pay his debt to Kernan and do his duty by making the arrest. Written by Moving Picture World, January 19, 1918 See less
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Ashley Miller
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Updated Mar 3, 1918
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Mar 3, 1918 (United States)

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4 cast members
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