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The Girl in the Arm-Chair(1912)
Status: Released
Date: 1912-12-13
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17 Votes
Time: 0h 13m
Overview:
Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”.
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United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Solax Film Company
Movie: The Girl in the Arm-Chair
Top 3 Billed Cast
Blanche Cornwall
Peggy Wilson
Mace Greenleaf
Frank Waston
Lee Beggs
The Moneylender
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Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”.
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1912-12-13
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