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.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 238219
  • Status Released
  • Released United States of America January 6, 1917
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Genres Drama
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Production Company Columbia Pictures
  • Distributor Metro Pictures Corporation
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