Life's a Funny Proposition

Overview

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.

Cast

William Desmond

Jimmie Pendleton

Louise Lovely

Mary Austin

Jay Belasco

Herbert Austin

Vera Doria

Mrs. Austin

John Steppling

Tobias

Joseph Franz

Horace Pendleton

N/A

Lillian Sylvester

Hepzibah

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William De Vaull

Jiggs

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John Mcgregor

Jeremiah Pendleton

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Ernest Marion

A Baby