The Light in the Window (1915)

Overview

Miserly Roger Blake hides a bag of money behind a brick in his fireplace. He works his son Joe hard without payment and Joe feeling used tries to steal the money. Caught he is banished. Joe’s sister promises to beg their father to let him return, promising a light in the window as a sign of reconciliation. When two thieves break into the house, the bag of money spills, and one thief puts the lamp on the windowsill to light the room. Joe returns and saves the money.