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The Substitute Wife (1925 film)

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The Substitute Wife
Directed byWilfred Noy
Written byKatherine Smith
StarringJane Novak
Niles Welch
Coit Albertson
CinematographyHarry Stradling Sr.
Production
company
Arrow Film Corporation
Distributed byArrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • October 15, 1925 (1925-10-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Substitute Wife is a 1925 American silent drama film written by Katherine Smith and directed by Wilfred Noy.

Plot

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A man, suddenly gone blind, mistakes another woman for his wife. When nurse Hilda Nevers returns from the Orient, she is left penniless because her father has died. She goes to work at a hospital where Dr. Kitchell is impressed by her voice, which is almost identical to that of his lover, Evelyn Wentworth. Evelyn is engaged to Lawrence Sinton, but only for his money. On their wedding night, Sinton is blinded when a burglar hits him on the head. Hilda is substituted for Evelyn, who is then free to continue her affair with the doctor. A family friend finally exposes the situation, but by then, Hilda and Sinton have fallen in love. Sinton has an operation that restores his sight, and he and Hilda are united.

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