The Mystery of My Lady’s Boudoir (1917)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short
Release: 1917-01-09
Director: Francis J. Grandon
Writers: Harry Dittmar
Language: English
Stars: Violet Mersereau , Johnnie Walker , Fred Hearn , Charles Slattery , Nellie Slattery , Helen Gautier
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Mystery of My Lady's Boudoir (United States of America) , The Mystery of Milady's Boudoir (United States of America) , The Mystery of My Lady's Boudoir
Plot: Edgar Mason has been left a fortune on condition that he marries by the time he has reached his majority. As his twenty-first birthday approaches, he faces the task of hurriedly finding a wife. After declining an invitation to visit his friends, the Marshalls, he changes his mind on learning that a Miss Wells, whom, they desire him to meet, is also to be a guest. Margaret Norton, although born to a better station in life, on account of illness of her mother, is forced to seek work, and becomes a housemaid in the Marshall home. The Marshalls, receiving no answer from Edgar, take Miss Wells to the theater; and Margaret, longing for beautiful clothes, puts on an evening gown and a string of pearls belonging to Miss Wells. Edgar arrives and mistakes her for Miss Wells, and they spend an enjoyable evening. After she has returned the gown and jewels to Miss Wells room, she realizes what she has done, and writes a note to the Marshalls saying that she must leave immediately. The other maid, Mazie Carter, who is the sweetheart of a thief, arranges for him to rob the house that evening, and he steals Miss Well's jewels. In the morning, Edgar is mystified at meeting the real Miss Wells. The loss of the jewels is discovered, together with Margaret's note saying she has done an unforgivable thing. Thinking she is the culprit, Margaret is arrested. She protests her innocence and Edgar believes her. In the meantime, an officer who recognizes Mazie, captures her and her sweetheart with the jewels in their possession. Margaret is freed, and Edgar begs her to marry him immediately in order to save his fortune, which she consents to do.
IMDB:tt0323342