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Life's a Funny Proposition

Jan 12, 1919 · 50m
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Comedy

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Young, introverted New York attorney Jimmie Pendleton is notoriously shy around women. Instead, he spends much of his time embarking on wild escapades with his friend, Herbert Austin. To fund these adventures, Jimmie frequently wires his eccentric Uncle Tobias in Kansabraska (a fictionalized Midwestern location) for emergency cash. Chaos ensues when Jimmie becomes engaged to Herbert’s sister, Mary. Following the engagement, Uncle Tobias unexpectedly arrives from the West. Jimmie is forced into a frantic, comical scramble to maintain appearances and conceal his true, wilder lifestyle—along with his careless spending habits—from his visiting uncle and his new in-laws.

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CAST

William Desmond
Jimmie Pendleton
Louise Lovely
Mary Austin
Jay Belasco
Herbert Austin
Vera Doria
Mrs. Austin
John Steppling
Tobias
Joseph Franz
Horace Pendleton
Lillian Sylvester
Hepzibah
William De Vaull
Jiggs
Directed by Thomas N. Heffron

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Jesse D. Hampton Productions
Country
US

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