A Modest Hero

A Modest Hero — 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.

• Release date
• September 8, 1913
• Runtime
• 10 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Dell Henderson

A Modest Hero — 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