An Amateur Widow

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.

Zena Keefe

Rhoda Canby

Hugh Dillman

Irving Mason

Jack Drumier

James Potter

Florence Ashbrooke

Mrs. Green

Nora Cecil

William Black

Stanley Potter

Pauline Dempsey

Aunt Chloe

Mary Davis

Aunt Elizabeth

Eugenie Woodward

Cousin Hepzibah

Charles Hartley

Uncle Silas

Charles Ascot

Jed

• Oscar ApfelDirector
• Joseph F. PolandWriter

Release date

May 26, 1919

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Comedy

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