The Unwelcome Guest (1913)

Just before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly accumulated beneath the false bottom of an old shipping trunk. After her death, her husband, believing himself penniless, has to leave their old home and move in with his son's family, where he's treated with no respect or consideration. Also on the scene is a newly-hired kindly young housekeeper. She and the old gentleman become close friends and eventually run away together (taking the old shipping trunk with them).

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Mary Pickford

Jessie - the Slavey

W. Chrystie Miller

The Old Father

Charles Hill Mailes

The Son

Claire McDowell

The Wife

Jack Pickford

One of the Children

Elmer Booth

The Hired Hand

Kate Bruce

The Old Wife

Harry Carey

The Sheriff

J. Jiquel Lanoe

The Doctor

Lillian Gish

At Auction (uncredited)

Lionel Barrymore

At Auction (uncredited)

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