A Wife by Proxy
1917, English. Directed by John H. Collins.
The film opens in Ireland, as a dying Patrick McNairne tells his daughter Jerry to go to New York and look up Norton Burbeck, a wealthy young man whose life Patrick had saved some time earlier (the surviving print, largely complete, lacks the second page insert of a letter explaining the full background). The affable Burbeck is due to inherit his uncle’s fortune provided he’s married by November; if not, the inheritance will go to his cousin Howard Curtis. An adventuress, Beatrice Gaden, and her husband Dick are in cahoots with Curtis: Beatrice pretends to be single in order to string Norton along up to the November date, at which time Curtis will come into the money and give a share to his unscrupulous partners.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 6 January 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- John B. Clymer, Charles Logue
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A Wife by Proxy runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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A Wife by Proxy is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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A Wife by Proxy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 January 1917. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Wife by Proxy?
A Wife by Proxy (1917) was directed by John H. Collins and stars Mabel Taliaferro, Bob Walker, Sally Crute.