His Wife's Secret
About His Wife's Secret
A burglar, played by Gilbert M. Anderson, slips into a house to rob it. The young wife is sewing baby clothes and, hearing her husband come back for something he forgot, hides the clothes in a closet out of shyness. The burglar is already in that closet. The husband, jealous, orders whoever is inside to come out at gunpoint. The burglar steps out, shows him the clothes, and explains. The husband asks to be forgiven.
Cast & crew
More about His Wife's Secret
Anderson, billed as Broncho Billy, directed and plays the burglar. Marguerite Clayton plays the wife and Lee Willard the husband. Essanay made the short. Moving Picture World printed the closet synopsis.
Themes
Notes
- Anderson is the burglar, not the husband.
- The wife's "secret" is the baby clothes, not a lover.
- Harry Todd and Warren Sawyer are also on the cast lists.
- The Moving Picture World text is the contemporary scene order.
Scenes
- The wife throws the baby clothes into the closet where the burglar is hiding.
- The burglar comes out at gunpoint and shows the husband what she was sewing.
