An Amateur Widow
An Amateur Widow

An Amateur Widow

May 26, 1919 | 50 min

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.

Genres

Comedy

Cast

Naomi Scott

Zena Keefe

Naomi Scott

Hugh Dillman

Naomi Scott

Jack Drumier

Naomi Scott

Florence Ashbrooke

Naomi Scott

Nora Cecil

Naomi Scott

William Black

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