The Hired Man is a 1918 American silent comedy film written and directed by Victor Schertzinger.
[1][2] As described in a film magazine,[3] Ezry (Ray), the farm's hired man, in love with his employer's daughter Ruth (May), is anxious to obtain an education.
They are seen by a jealous suitor of Ruth's who tells her father Caleb (French), which results in the discharge of Ezry.
Leaving that night, Ezry looks back at the farm and sees that the house is on fire.
He rushes back and rescues Walter amid falling timbers.