In desperation at her mother's illness and their need of money, a young girl determines to go into the underworld in quest of relief, but a woman of the world, touched by her innocence, stops her in time, rebukes the villainous libertine who is about to claim her, and leads the girl back to her home. The act of virtue is rewarded, and the girl obtains work and is about to wed an honorable young man, when the villain learns the fact and stops the wedding with a false accusation. But the worldly woman again comes to the rescue and with a revolver forces the extortionist to retract.
Released in 1908, The Helping Hand is a drama film from American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (United States of America). It was directed by D.W. Griffith and written by D.W. Griffith. The cast is led by Flora Finch, Linda Arvidson, George Gebhardt, Anita Hendrie and E.T. Moore. With a runtime of 15m, the film averages 2.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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