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A Wife on Trial
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A Wife on Trial

Jul 30, 1917
0h 50m
★ 0.0

Overview

Phyllis Narcissa, an underpaid children's librarian, eagerly accepts a dinner invitation from Horace de Guenther, one of her patrons, and happily entertains his invalid wife. Later, Mrs. de Guenther encourages Phyllis to meet with Mrs. Harrington, a dying rich woman whose son Allan, once a vigorous young man, was paralyzed in an auto accident. When Mrs. Harrington proposes to the librarian that she marry and take care of Allan in exchange for his wealth, Phyllis reluctantly consents. While struggling to cheer up the eternally gloomy Allan, Phyllis welcomes the visits of his friend, a doctor who informs her that her husband's paralysis may be psychosomatic.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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Cast

Mignon Anderson

Phyllis Narcissa

Mignon Anderson

Leo Pierson

Allan Harrington

Leo Pierson

L. M. Wells

Horace de Guenther

L. M. Wells

Julia Jackson

Mrs. de Guenther

Julia Jackson

George C. Pearce

Wallis (as George Pearce)

George C. Pearce

Ben Alexander

Child (uncredited)

Ben Alexander

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