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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David Miles as Harry
Florence Lawrence as Claire
John R. Cumpson as Father
Arthur V. Johnson as Boyfriend
Mack Sennett as Tramp
United States 08 March 1909
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