Where to watch A Wife by Proxy (1917) in the UK
A Wife by Proxy (1917) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 12 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
The film opens in Ireland, as a dying Patrick McNairne tells his daughter Jerry to go to New York and look up Norton Burbeck, a wealthy young man whose life Patrick had saved some time earlier (the surviving print, largely complete, lacks the second page insert of a letter explaining the full background). The affable Burbeck is due to inherit his uncle’s fortune provided he’s married by November; if not, the inheritance will go to his cousin Howard Curtis. An adventuress, Beatrice Gaden, and her husband Dick are in cahoots with Curtis: Beatrice pretends to be single in order to string Norton along up to the November date, at which time Curtis will come into the money and give a share to his unscrupulous partners.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in A Wife by Proxy.
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Mabel TaliaferroJerry McNairne -
Bob WalkerNorton Burbeck
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Sally CruteBeatrice Gaden -
Fred JonesFrederick Gaden
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Yale BennerHoward Curtis -
George D. MelvilleTimothy McNairn
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Ricca AllenScraggs (housekeeper) -
Jerome N. WilsonGuyler (Burbeck's lawyer)
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