A Modest Hero

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.

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

• Dell HendersonDirector
• George HennessyWriter

Release date

September 8, 1913

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

10m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama