The Misleading Widow Reviews & Ratings. Write review. Still A Lost Silent Film ? Author: Pamela Shortfrom Canada. September 2. 01. 5*** This review may contain spoilers ***. Gossip spreads quickly throughout a small New England village when. Betty Taradine ( Billie Burke ) extravagantly entertains wounded. Colonel Preedy ( Frank Mills ), billeted at her home. After a bank. official suggests that Betty, deeply in debt, raise money on the life. Betty sends herself a telegram announcing her husband's. Preedy's aide, Captain Peter Rymill ( James L. Crane ), in. reality Betty's husband, arrives, and falling in love with her again. Although Betty flirts with Preedy. Peter, Preedy really loves Betty's friend, Penelope Moon (. Madeline Clare ). One night, Preedy sneaks into Betty's bedroom to. Penelope's picture, and hides in the closet when Peter enters. Peter then hides under the bed when Reverend. Ambrose Liptrott ( Fred Hearn ), who loves Betty, and his spinster. Tabitha ( Mrs. Priestly Morrison ), arrive to investigate. After Peter and Preedy explain themselves, Preedy confesses. Streaming resources for John S. Robertson The Misleading Widow. Links to watch this USA Comedy Movie online. Pop Culture Graphics, Inc is Amazon's largest source for movie and TV show memorabilia, posters and more: Offering tens of thousands of items to choose. Media in category 'The Misleading Widow' The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. The Misleading Widow (1919) is a silent film comedy directed by John S. Robertson and starring Billie Burke. The film is based on the play Billeted by F. Penelope, and Peter and Betty are reunited. If this 1. 91. 9 silent comedy, based on the play Billeted by F. Tennyson. Jesse and H. Harwood, and produced by Famous Players- Lasky, starring. Billie Burke, still survives , I would love to view it for a proper. All sources indicate it sadly remains one of lovely and. Billie Burke's lost silent films. As so few people have seen her in other roles, it's not. Burke's Glinda routine was no act: she went. Fortunately, 'The Misleading Widow' is a silent. Although this film was made in America with a Yank cast, the action is. English village near a British army base .. It deals with the. Britain but specifically proscribed in America by the Third Amendment. Betty Taradine (Burke) is one of the women of the village: ostensibly a. The village women have been gossiping about. Now, during the Great War, Colonel Preedy arrives and informs Mrs. Taradine that she is required by law to billet one of Preedy's officers. When the aide- de- camp arrives, he. Mrs Taradine's long- lost husband, who has changed his. Peter Rymill. But Mrs. Taradine is not best pleased to have her husband back, as she has. She and her. (late?) husband maintain the charade so that she doesn't get nicked for. It turns out that the reason why he walked out in the first place was. Misleading Widow (1919) Prints, Posters and Prints - Discover the perfect print, canvas or photo for your space with eu.art.com. Despite collecting the. Mrs Taradine's electricity and telephone service are about to. In order to be. able to live comfortably while he's billeted at his wife's house. Captain Rymill pays her bills himself, without letting on that he's her. Now the villagers have really got something to gossip about. Mrs Taradine's bills for her? Hmmm.. I found this movie moderately amusing, but the painful memory of Billie. Burke's twittery voice is so deeply burnt into my brain that I kept. I couldn't actually hear her. I'll rate this movie just 2 out of.
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