A Wife by Proxy

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 6, 1917

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Sally Crute,Fred Jones,Bob Walker,Ricca Allen,Mabel Taliaferro,Jerome N. Wilson,Edward Mack,Yale Benner,George D. Melville

Director

John H. Collins

Writer

John B. Clymer,Charles Logue,June Mathis

Cinematography

Arthur A. Ross

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0153813