A Wife on Trial (1917)Stream and Watch Online

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Released July 30th, 1917, 'A Wife on Trial' stars Mignon Anderson, Leo Pierson, L. M. Wells, Julia Jackson The movie has a runtime of about 50 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .