Elsie Plush, an avid dime novel reader, came to idolize the concept of a hero and rejected her plain boyfriend, George Mild.

Released on April 29, 1910, as split-reel with The Cigars His Wife Brought, the film was given favorable reviews and had advertisements for its showing until late 1912.

The film follows Elsie Plush, an avid dime novel reader who becomes infatuated with the hero type in Laura Jean Libbey's books.

[1] Elsie's ideal is quickly dashed in repeated succession for the athlete fails to manage a horse and then becomes interested in the horseman who reins it in.

[1] The back story and focus of the film is based on Elsie's obsession for a dime novel-styled hero, specifically Laura Jean Libbey.

Barry O'Neil was the stage name of Thomas J. McCarthy, who would direct many important Thanhouser pictures, including its first two-reeler, Romeo and Juliet (1911 film).

[5] Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company, but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer.

The production was a split reel, containing both She Wanted to Marry a Hero and The Cigars His Wife Brought, with an estimated length of 1000 feet.

[12] An article and a review in The Moving Picture World said the film serves as a cautionary tale for women who seek dime novel heroes.