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Release Year1917
Runtime0h 52m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
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DirectorFrank Reicher
WritersAlbert S. Le Vino
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsAn American Widow
About An American Widow
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.
Directed by Frank Reicher, An American Widow leans on a strong ensemble — Ethel Barrymore, Irving Cummings, H. Dudley Hawley — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1917.
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