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A Modest Hero (1913)

Directed by Dell Henderson

Drama · 10m

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
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John T. Dillon Second Thief Charles West A Crook / Cleaning Man Alfred Paget First Policeman Harry Carey

Crew

Director
Dell Henderson
Writer
George Hennessy

Details

Release date
1913-09-08
Runtime
10m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Biograph Company