A Wife on Trial

Synopsis

Phyllis Narcissa, an underpaid children's librarian, eagerly accepts a dinner invitation from Horace de Guenther, one of her patrons, and happily entertains his invalid wife. Later, Mrs. de Guenther encourages Phyllis to meet with Mrs. Harrington, a dying rich woman whose son Allan, once a vigorous young man, was paralyzed in an auto accident. When Mrs. Harrington proposes to the librarian that she marry and take care of Allan in exchange for his wealth, Phyllis reluctantly consents. While struggling to cheer up the eternally gloomy Allan, Phyllis welcomes the visits of his friend, a doctor who informs her that her husband's paralysis may be psychosomatic.

Main Cast

Mignon Anderson

Phyllis Narcissa

Age : 90 | Popularity : 6%

Leo Pierson

Allan Harrington

Age : 54 | Popularity : 7%

L. M. Wells

Horace de Guenther

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Julia Jackson

Mrs. de Guenther

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George C. Pearce

Wallis (as George Pearce)

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Ben Alexander

Child (uncredited)

Age : 58 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Leo Pierson
	Novel	Margaret Widdemer
Directing	Director	Ruth Ann Baldwin
Department	Role	Name

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