The Man Under the Bed
1912-05-18 · 14 min · ★ 7.0
We all remember the boy who cried wolf so often that when the wolf really did come the people did not believe it. Little Billy must never have heard this, or had forgotten it. His sisters Martha and Jane are very fearful of burglars entering their room, and their little brother decides to play a joke on them.
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Zena KeefeMartha - The Older Daughter
Adele DeGardeJane - The Little Daughter
Kenneth CaseyLittle Billy - The Son
Charles EldridgeThe Father
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