A Modest Hero

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Dell Henderson

Writers

George Hennessy

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

8 September 1913

Ensemble

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