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The Substitute Heir (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy

The Substitute Heir (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy

Jack Benton, a foolish old millionaire, falls into the clutches of a designing female, Julie Legrand, a French adventuress. She poisons the mind of her husband against his nephew, Charles Benton, a worthy young man who has married the old ...See moreJack Benton, a foolish old millionaire, falls into the clutches of a designing female, Julie Legrand, a French adventuress. She poisons the mind of her husband against his nephew, Charles Benton, a worthy young man who has married the old man's secretary. The uncle sends the young couple away and disinherits his nephew, but through the intercession of Aunt Nancy, a faithful old colored retainer, Benton makes a will leaving his nephew two-thirds of his estate in case his own wife has no child. When Benton dies, a shyster lawyer tells the precious relic if she only had a child she could have and hold all the Benton millions. This impresses the adventuress so favorably that she bribes the old colored mammy to secure a child from a neighboring orphan asylum, and when the will is administered, she will produce it as the heir of the Benton millions. In the interim a baby boy comes to bless the home of the younger Bentons, who are living in straightened circumstances. The faithful old colored woman prevails upon the Bentons to let her take the young child, the legitimate heir, to the house of the scheming widow, as the foundling that she desires to palm off as the rightful child of old Joe Benton. At the moment, however, when the adventuress takes the oath, that the child presented is her own, the daring old mammy, who has a strong sense of humor, substitutes a colored child. This is too much for even the brazen adventuress and she promptly denies she ever had a child. This is the psychological moment, the rightful heir is produced, and thanks to the cleverness of Aunt Nancy, the worthy young couple come into their own, and the adventuress goes on her stormy, scheming way. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Joseph Hazelton Jack Benton - the Old Millionaire Jack Benton - the Old Millionaire See fewer	Oliver Twist (I) (1922)
William Stowell Charles Benton - the Nephew Charles Benton - the Nephew See fewer	Fighting Mad (1917)
Lillian Leighton Aunt Nancy (as Lyllian Brown Leighton) Aunt Nancy (as Lyllian Brown Leighton) See fewer	Parisian Love (1925)
Adele Lane Julie Legrand Julie Legrand See fewer	The Story of Cupid (1914)
Helen Castle Actress Actress See fewer	At the Risk of His Life (1914)