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Watch A Wife on Trial (1917) Online

  • RUNTIME: 0h 50m

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. Read More

Watch A Wife on Trial online. Featuring Mignon Anderson and Leo Pierson, A Wife on Trial is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 1917. A Wife on Trial was directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin. Read Less