Jake's wife fears he has made good his suicide threat after he has caught her making love to the Dude in his own home. During the last minute preparations for Jake's funeral, the mourners are suddenly surprised to find him sitting upright in their midst.
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Max Asher as Jake Schultz
Daisy Small as Mrs. Schultz
Lon Chaney as The Dude
Louise Fazenda as Servant
Allen Curtis Director
United States 16 August 1913
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