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An Amateur Widow (1919)

★ 0.0/10 50 min Comedy United States English
Director: Oscar Apfel
Streaming: Not available

Description

Heiress Rhoda Canby is badgered by her eccentric relatives Uncle Silas, Aunt Elizabeth, and Cousin Hepzibah. She falls in love with writer Irving Mason, who believes Rhoda to be the heiress' secretary, and courts her as chauffeur "Henry Smith." Accompanied by her African-American nurse Aunt Chloe, Rhoda runs away from home. Irving, meanwhile, is abducted. Upon reading of the supposed suicide of Irving Mason, Rhoda assumes the role of widow and visits his hometown. There she is befriended by Irving's uncles and goes to work in the family's general store. Irving escapes his captors and surreptitiously returns home, but is surprised to find himself presumed dead and Rhoda his widow. When the family store catches fire and Irving saves Rhoda, their true identities are revealed, after which they are married.

Top Cast

Zena Keefe
Zena Keefe Rhoda Canby
Hugh Dillman
Hugh Dillman Irving Mason
Jack Drumier
Jack Drumier James Potter
Florence Ashbrooke
Florence Ashbrooke Mrs. Green
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
William Black Stanley Potter
Pauline Dempsey Aunt Chloe
Mary Davis Aunt Elizabeth

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