1917 · 50 min · dramat

A Wife by Proxy

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

The film opens in Ireland, as a dying Patrick McNairne tells his daughter Jerry to go to New York and look up Norton Burbeck, a wealthy young man whose life Patrick had saved some time earlier (the surviving print, largely complete, lacks the second page insert of a letter explaining the full background). The affable Burbeck is due to inherit his uncle’s fortune provided he’s married by November; if not, the inheritance will go to his cousin Howard Curtis. An adventuress, Beatrice Gaden, and her husband Dick are in cahoots with Curtis: Beatrice pretends to be single in order to string Norton along up to the November date, at which time Curtis will come into the money and give a share to his unscrupulous partners.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: John H. Collins

Główne role: Mabel Taliaferro jako 'Jerry' McNairn, Robert Walker jako Norton Burbeck, Sally Crute jako Beatrice Gaden, Fred Jones jako Frederick Gaden, Yale Benner jako Howard Curtis, George D Melville jako Timothy McNairn

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Scenariusz

John B Clymer, John H. Collins, Charles Logue, June Mathis