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His Wooden Leg (1916)
Short | Comedy, Short

His Wooden Leg (1916)

Short | Comedy, Short

The Newlyweds are a happy couple, but one day their quiet home life is interrupted by the receipt of a letter from hubby's uncle, an old major, who informs him that because of his old age, he is coming to stay with them and that they can ...See moreThe Newlyweds are a happy couple, but one day their quiet home life is interrupted by the receipt of a letter from hubby's uncle, an old major, who informs him that because of his old age, he is coming to stay with them and that they can wait on him. The boy tells his wife that the major has served in many battles and is reported to be very wealthy. The old man, however, has a wooden leg, having lost that member during one of campaigns. Uncle arrives and is given the room of state. No matter how hard the Newlyweds try, they cannot please him. With an eye to the future, Newlywed and his wife accept all kinds of indignities from the old man, rather than fall out with him. He becomes unjustly angry at them, and claiming he is insulted, leaves the house in a rage. Several months pass and Newlywed receives notification of his uncle's death. He and his wife comment on the old man's passing away, but they think that because of his leaving them in anger, they will hardly be remembered in his will. However, when the will is read, the nephew is remembered. The major leaves him his most treasured possession, the wooden leg, and it is some legacy. When the boys at the office hear of Fred's good luck, they make life miserable for him, and his day is one long round of answering questions about the wooden legacy. The thing gets upon his nerves, and he determines to get rid of it. No matter how hard he tries, the leg always comes home, and he is in despair. One day he decides on a bright scheme to dispose of the wooden leg, and wrapping it up carefully, he boards a streetcar and leaves it on the car. The police, meanwhile, are looking for a crook who has a wooden leg, and notice is sent out to be on the watch for a man with a wooden leg. A woman has seen Newlywed get off the car and leave the package, and she follows him home in order to give it back to him. A policeman sees him with the wooden leg, determines he is the man wanted, and takes him in. Poor Fred is arrested, but on the way to the station, the policeman meets a companion who has the man with a wooden leg in charge, and they find out that Fred is not the man they want. In disgust Fred slams the wooden leg down on the sidewalk and it breaks. The interior is filled with money, which scatters all over the sidewalk. Mrs. Newlywed comes up and assists in gathering in the legacy, and Fred explains to the cops that his uncle was a great old fellow to remember them so kindly. He and his wife leave for home, and they decide to keep the remnants of the wooden leg as a remembrance of their dearly beloved uncle. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Ray Gallagher Mr. Newlywed Mr. Newlywed See fewer	The Prisoner's Story (1912)
Billie Rhodes Mrs. Newlywed Mrs. Newlywed See fewer	Miss Nobody (1920)
George B. French The Major (as George French) The Major (as George French) See fewer	Won in the Clouds (1928)

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