A Wife by Proxy

A Wife by Proxy

1917
50m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date January 6, 1917
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0153813

Cast

Mabel Taliaferro
Mabel Taliaferro

Jerry McNairne

Bob Walker
Bob Walker

Norton Burbeck

Sally Crute
Sally Crute

Beatrice Gaden

Fred Jones
Fred Jones

Frederick Gaden

Yale Benner
Yale Benner

Howard Curtis

George D. Melville
George D. Melville

Timothy McNairn

Ricca Allen
Ricca Allen

Scraggs (housekeeper)

Jerome N. Wilson
Jerome N. Wilson

Guyler (Burbeck's lawyer)

Edward Mack
Edward Mack

Flynn (the butler)

Key Crew

John H. Collins
Director

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