Name: The Hired Man
Released: 1918
Cast: Charles Ray, Charles K. French, Gilbert Gordon, Doris Lee, Lydia Knott

Brief Synopsis

Ezry is a hardworking hired man who saves his money carefully in the hopes one day of going to college. But when his girlfriend's brother gets in trouble for bank robbery, Ezry tries to help out by offering his savings in exchange for the stolen funds.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Jan 28, 1918

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Thomas H. Ince Productions, Inc.

Distribution Company

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Film Length

4,439ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

Ezry Hollins, a hired hand on Caleb Endicott's New England farm, dreams of going to college and spends his evenings studying by the light of the barn lantern. Caleb's daughter Ruth, who has just returned from boarding school, helps Ezry with his lessons, and he soon falls in love with her. Ruth's brother Walter has been embezzling funds from the town bank in order to get himself out of debt, but when he learns that the bank's records are to be examined, he begs Ezry, who is about to depart for college, for a loan. Ezry gives Walter his savings and returns to work with no explanation, which causes the Endicotts to lose their respect for him. When Walter accidentally sets the barn on fire, Ezry heroically rescues him, and out of gratitude, young Endicott finally explains to the family how Ezry saved him from disgrace. Ezry defeats Stuart Morley, a pompous rival for Ruth's affections, in a fight, and she accepts his proposal.