She Hired a Husband

Overview

Daphne Trowbridge, an impulsive and obstinate but nonetheless kindhearted young woman, lives with her aunt and uncle on their country estate. Daphne falls in love with Tom Dunstan, but when she learns that Mrs. Trowbridge favors the young man, she deserts him, whereupon he departs for the woods brokenhearted. Because her aunt dislikes Gerald, Daphne accepts his proposal, but on the day of the wedding, she discovers that Mrs. Trowbridge has liked him from the beginning. Furious at her aunt's scheming, Daphne hires the first man she meets, who happens to be a heavily bearded lumberman, to marry her and then leave. Later, however, her hired husband abducts her to his cabin in the woods, where he eventually succeeds in taming her. After he rescues her from two lecherous lumberjacks, Daphne discovers that her husband is Tom, whom she had loved all along.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 16, 1918

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Cast

Priscilla Dean,Sam Appel,F.A. Turner,Pat O'Malley,Marian Skinner,Harry Todd,Charles K. Gerrard,Frederick Vroom

Director

John Francis Dillon

Writer

Rex Taylor

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0009602