The Duchess of Doubt

The Duchess of Doubt

1917 · 50 min · Comedy, Romance

Clover Ames's life consists only of the drudge work that she performs at her Aunt Sarah's boardinghouse. No longer able to withstand her aunt's abuse, Clover runs away and obtains a job as a maid to a wealthy woman. Willed $7,000 by Pierre Dubois, a boarder at her aunt's house, Clover, inspired by a novel that she has read, poses as a duchess at a fashionable winter resort. There she meets and falls in love with Walter Gray, who is also traveling incognito as a ribbon clerk. When Clover's money runs out, her trick is discovered and she vanishes. Obtaining employment in Gray's department store, Clover learns that her ribbon clerk is actually the owner's son, who rushes her to the wedding bureau.

Directed by George D. Baker · Written by George D. Baker

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Emmy Wehlen Clover Ames
Ricca Allen Aunt Sarah
Frank Currier Pierre Dubois
George Christie Walter Gray
Peggy Parr Helen Brentwood
Kate Blancke Mrs. Brentwood
Walter Horton Steve Gordon
Ilean Hume Alice Harris
Charles Eldridge Walter Gray Sr.
Frederick Truesdell Henry Strang

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