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Heiress For a Day (1918)
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Drama, Comedy · 55m
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.
Cast
Olive Thomas
Lillian Langdon
Mary Warren
Anna Dodge
Crew
- Director
- John Francis Dillon
- Writer
- Robert F. Hill, Henry Albert Phillips
Details
- Release date
- 1918-03-03
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Production
- Triangle Film Corporation