The Wooden Leg

The Wooden Leg

4.0IMDb Score
Released:1909-03-08
Genre:Comedy
Duration:3 min
Director:D.W. Griffith
Actors:David Miles, Florence Lawrence, John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson, Mack Sennett
Production:American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Keywords:moma

Overview:

A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers, and the disgusted suitor rejects her.

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