A Wife on Trial
1917, English. Directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin.
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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- 0h 50m
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- 30 July 1917
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A Wife on Trial isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 July 1917. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Wife on Trial?
A Wife on Trial (1917) was directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin and stars Mignon Anderson, Leo Pierson, L. M. Wells.