Rule Thyself
Directed by C.J. WilliamsPoor Smilax flies into a rage upon the slightest provocation, and although he tries self-control one mishap after another falls upon him. Some unprincipled man steals his umbrella and when he attempts to board a trolley car the cruel motormen glide by with that stony stare. Through all of this, however, he manages by the greatest fortitude to keep his temper under control, but when he unexpectedly arrives home to find his wife being kissed and petted by a stranger his fortitude breaks down entirely and in spite of his wife's pleading the stranger is violently and unceremoniously pitched out of the house. After an explanation from the wife he is shocked to find that he has thrown out his wife's long lost brother who bad come to bring them a fortune.
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Rule Thyself was released on April 11, 1913.
Rule Thyself was directed by C.J. Williams.
Rule Thyself has a runtime of 18 min.
The key characters in Rule Thyself are Mr. Smilax (Herbert Prior), His Wife (Ida Williams), Her Brother Albert (Arthur Housman).
Rule Thyself is a Short, Comedy film.