(A Wife by Proxy)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

50 minutes

Year:

1917

Directors:

John H. Collins

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Production companies:

Columbia Pictures

Actors:

Jerry McNairne

Norton Burbeck

Beatrice Gaden

Frederick Gaden

Howard Curtis

Crews:

Story

Director of Photography

Story

Scenario Writer

Director