His Temporary Wife

His Temporary Wife

1920 · 60 min · Comedy

Wealthy old Howard Eliot is so pleased with his young nurse Annabelle Rose that on his deathbed he bequeaths her an envelope with the caveat that it not be opened for sixty days. The remainder of his fortune is left to his son Arthur with the stipulation that he must marry anyone except his current girl friend, the fortune-hunting Verna Devore. In order to meet the requirements, Arthur places an advertisement for a temporary wife.

Directed by Joseph Levering · Written by Robert Ames Bennet

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Rubye De Remer Annabelle Rose
Edmund Breese Judge Laton
Eugene Strong Arthur Eliot
Mary Boland Verna Devore
William T. Carleton Howard Eliot
Armand Cortes Leonard Devore

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