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Heiress For a Day

Mar 3, 1918 · 55m
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Drama
Comedy

PLOT

Working as a manicurist at the Ritz, Helen Thurston, is in love with her wealthy patron, Jack Standring, but the young man's mother wants him to marry a rich debutante. Helen is informed that she has inherited her grandfather's millions, and she proceeds as quickly as possible to acquire expensive clothing and jewelry on credit. Jack, however, is not impressed. Soon Helen learns that she has inherited only $1,000, the remainder of the fortune having gone to her cousin Spindrift. The creditors hound her for their money, and at a grand ball at the Standring home, a detective threatens to arrest her. Touched by her poverty, Jack decides to elope with her. Finally Spindrift violates the conditions of the will, and Helen inherits the entire fortune.

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CAST

Olive Thomas
Helen Thurston
Joe King
Jack Standring
Eugene Burr
Spindrift
Graham Pettie
Old Hodges
Lillian Langdon
Mrs. Standring
Mary Warren
Grace Antrim
Anna Dodge
Mrs. Rockland
Directed by John Francis Dillon

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Triangle Film Corporation
Country
US
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