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An American Widow (1917)

1917-12-17 · EN
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Wealthy American widow Elizabeth Carter plans to marry the Earl of Dettminster when lawyer Augustus Tucker informs her of a codicil in her late husband's will. The Carter fortune will go to nephew Pitney Carter, who is in love with Elizabeth, if her second husband is not an American. Elizabeth therefore pays penniless playwright Jasper Mallory $50,000 to marry her and schemes with actress Mme. Albani to provide grounds for divorce so that she may then make the earl her third husband.

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Frank ReicherDirectorAlbert S. Le VinoWriter

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Ethel BarrymoreEthel BarrymoreElizabeth CarterIrving CummingsIrving CummingsJasper MalloryH. Dudley HawleyH. Dudley HawleyEarl of Dettminster (as Dudley Hawley)Ernest StallardErnest StallardAugustus TuckerCharles DicksonCharles DicksonTheodore BaconAlfred KappelerAlfred KappelerPitney Carter (as Alfred Kappler)Arthur LewisArthur LewisCarstairsPearl BrownePearl BrowneMme. Albani

Keywords

Marriage of convenience

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityMarriage Of ConvenienceDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference151910Actor preference1131516 · 283935 · 368914Country preferenceUs

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Wealthy American widow Elizabeth Carter plans to marry the Earl of Dettminster when lawyer Augustus Tucker informs her of a codicil in her late husband's will. The Carter fortune will go to nephew Pitney Carter, who is in love with Elizabeth, if her second husband is not an American. Elizabeth therefore pays penniless playwright Jasper Mallory $50,000 to marry her and schemes with actress Mme. Albani to provide grounds for divorce so that she may then make the earl her third husband.