A Modest Hero

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1913 · 10 min · NR · Drama

Overview

It is house cleaning time. Mother-in-law leaves, but insists that husband must be put to work, but husband hires a man, while he goes fishing. Our hero substitutes himself for the cleaner and appears to rob the lady of her silver. He is kept too busy, and later proves a hero in spite of himself by rescuing the fair young housewife from the drunken cleaner, who walks in late.

Directed by Dell Henderson

Cast

• Walter Miller — The Husband
• Lillian Gish — The Wife
• Charles Hill Mailes — First Thief
• John T. Dillon — Second Thief
• Charles West — A Crook / Cleaning Man