The Hired Man 1918

"You can just about imagine the way Charles Ray can play the role of a country boob and that's just the kind of a part he has in this jim dandy Paramount production, full of thrills, laughs and dramatic situations."

Directed by Victor Schertzinger

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.