The Thousand-Dollar Husband

Olga Nelson, a Swedish maidservant, working at a boarding house that caters to college students, is particularly fond of one of them, wealthy Tom Gordon. When Tom receives word that his father has lost his fortune and he must quit school, he loses the remainder of his money in a poker game. Meanwhile, Olga inherits her Uncle Sven's fortune when he dies, but the will stipulates that she will receive the money only if she marries before her next birthday. She marries Gordon to get him out of debt but he spurns her affections because he thinks that she is socially inferior. They soon separate, and she goes out West where she falls into the clutches of nefarious fortune hunters who say that they will make a lady of her. Gordon returns to school and later, when she has become a "lady," they meet again. Through a misunderstanding they quarrel, but eventually Gordon realizes that she is being used by criminals and he saves her, after which they start their marriage over.

Blanche Sweet

Olga Nelson

Theodore Roberts

Uncle Sven Johnson

Tom Forman

Douglas Gordon

James Neill

Stephen Gordon

Horace B. Carpenter

Lawyer Judson

Lucille La Verne

Mme. Batavia

Jane Wolfe

• James YoungDirector · Screenplay
• Margaret TurnbullStory

Release date

May 29, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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