movie backdrop
1917

A WIFE BY PROXY

Drama
0

Login to add to favorites

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.

Director: John H. Collins
Runtime: 50 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 0

Cast

Pictures

cardSmall-thumbnail

Videos

Data Unavailable

Recommendations

Data Unavailable

Comments

Login to add a comment

No comments yet