The Wooden Leg
โ 4 ยท 1909 ยท 3m ยท Comedy
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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