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An American Widow
An American Widow

An American Widow

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Wealthy American widow Elizabeth Carter plans to marry the Earl of Dettminster when lawyer Augustus Tucker informs her of a codicil in her late husband's will. The Carter fortune will go to nephew Pitney Carter, who is in love with Elizabeth, if her second husband is not an American. Elizabeth therefore pays penniless playwright Jasper Mallory $50,000 to marry her and schemes with actress Mme. Albani to provide grounds for divorce so that she may then make the earl her third husband.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 December 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore

Elizabeth Carter

Irving Cummings

Irving Cummings

Jasper Mallory

H. Dudley Hawley

H. Dudley Hawley

Earl of Dettminster (as Dudley Hawley)

Ernest Stallard

Ernest Stallard

Augustus Tucker

Charles Dickson

Charles Dickson

Theodore Bacon

Alfred Kappeler

Alfred Kappeler

Pitney Carter (as Alfred Kappler)

Arthur Lewis

Arthur Lewis

Carstairs

Pearl Browne

Pearl Browne

Mme. Albani

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