A Wife on Trial Trailer

A Wife on Trial Trailer (1917)

30 July 1917 Drama 50 mins

Phyllis Narcissa, an underpaid children's librarian, eagerly accepts a dinner invitation from Horace de Guenther, one of her patrons, and happily entertains his invalid wife. Later, Mrs. de Guenther encourages Phyllis to meet with Mrs. Harrington, a dying rich woman whose son Allan, once a vigorous young man, was paralyzed in an auto accident. When Mrs. Harrington proposes to the librarian that she marry and take care of Allan in exchange for his wealth, Phyllis reluctantly consents. While struggling to cheer up the eternally gloomy Allan, Phyllis welcomes the visits of his friend, a doctor who informs her that her husband's paralysis may be psychosomatic.

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Cast

Mignon Anderson

as Phyllis Narcissa

Leo Pierson

as Allan Harrington

L. M. Wells

as Horace de Guenther

Julia Jackson

as Mrs. de Guenther

George C. Pearce

as Wallis (as George Pearce)

Ben Alexander

as Child (uncredited)

International Releases Dates

United States 30 July 1917

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