A Wife by Proxy
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.
Ηθοποιοί
| Ηθοποιός | Ρόλος |
|---|---|
| Mabel Taliaferro | Jerry McNairne |
| Bob Walker | Norton Burbeck |
| Sally Crute | Beatrice Gaden |
| Fred Jones | Frederick Gaden |
| Yale Benner | Howard Curtis |
| George D. Melville | Timothy McNairn |
| Ricca Allen | Scraggs (housekeeper) |
| Jerome N. Wilson | Guyler (Burbeck's lawyer) |
| Edward Mack | Flynn (the butler) |
Συντελετές
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Story | Charles Logue, John B. Clymer |
| Director | John H. Collins |