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His Emergency Wife
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Alan Hale [George Haynes], José Ruben [Mrs. George Haynes], William J. Butler [George’s Uncle John], Vola Smith (Vola Vale) [Uncle John’s ward], Charles Bennett, Laura La Varnie
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 2 December 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy-Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Because his rich uncle urges him to get married, George Haynes pretends to take a wife, and is flabbergasted when the old man writes that he is coming on a visit. After trying in vain to get some girl to accept him, he persuades a clubmate to play the part, and they move into the home of a friend whose parents are away. Uncle John arrives, accompanied by a ward, who becomes very intimate with “Mrs.” George and thereby occasions much anxiety. The climax is reached when George sees the girl, in deshabille, coming out of his disguised friend’s room. The owners of the house return unexpectedly and discover “Mrs.” George smoking a cigar while the others are out. In the midst of the excitement George confesses and tries to square things with Uncle John by offering to wed the girl, but she says she prefers “friend wife.”
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 6 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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