An Amateur Widow

Overview

Heiress Rhoda Canby is badgered by her eccentric relatives Uncle Silas, Aunt Elizabeth, and Cousin Hepzibah. She falls in love with writer Irving Mason, who believes Rhoda to be the heiress' secretary, and courts her as chauffeur "Henry Smith." Accompanied by her African-American nurse Aunt Chloe, Rhoda runs away from home. Irving, meanwhile, is abducted. Upon reading of the supposed suicide of Irving Mason, Rhoda assumes the role of widow and visits his hometown. There she is befriended by Irving's uncles and goes to work in the family's general store. Irving escapes his captors and surreptitiously returns home, but is surprised to find himself presumed dead and Rhoda his widow. When the family store catches fire and Irving saves Rhoda, their true identities are revealed, after which they are married.

Cast

Zena Keefe

Rhoda Canby

Hugh Dillman

Irving Mason

Jack Drumier

James Potter

Florence Ashbrooke

Mrs. Green

Nora Cecil

N/A

William Black

Stanley Potter

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Pauline Dempsey

Aunt Chloe

N/A

Mary Davis

Aunt Elizabeth

N/A

Eugenie Woodward

Cousin Hepzibah

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Charles Hartley

Uncle Silas

N/A

Charles Ascot

Jed