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A Modest Hero

Sep 8, 1913 · 10m
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Drama

PLOT

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.

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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
Alfred Paget
First Policeman
Harry Carey
Directed by Dell Henderson

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
—
Production
Biograph Company
Country
US
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