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.
Credits
A Wife by Proxy Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Robert Walker
He was 1, 32 years old when he died
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as Norton Burbeck |
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Sally Crute
She was 30, 85 years old when she died
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as Beatrice Gaden |
A Wife by Proxy Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Arthur A. Ross as Cinematography. He was 3 (88) years old when He died
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Crew |
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John Collins as Director. He was 51 (now 56) years old
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Directing |
