
Film
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919 · 50m · Comedy
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Overview
Young, introverted New York attorney Jimmie Pendleton is notoriously shy around women. Instead, he spends much of his time embarking on wild escapades with his friend, Herbert Austin. To fund these adventures, Jimmie frequently wires his eccentric Uncle Tobias in Kansabraska (a fictionalized Midwestern location) for emergency cash. Chaos ensues when Jimmie becomes engaged to Herbert’s sister, Mary. Following the engagement, Uncle Tobias unexpectedly arrives from the West. Jimmie is forced into a frantic, comical scramble to maintain appearances and conceal his true, wilder lifestyle—along with his careless spending habits—from his visiting uncle and his new in-laws.
Cast

William Desmond
Jimmie Pendleton

Louise Lovely
Mary Austin

Jay Belasco
Herbert Austin

Vera Doria
Mrs. Austin

John Steppling
Tobias

Joseph Franz
Horace Pendleton
Lillian Sylvester
Hepzibah
William De Vaull
Jiggs
John Mcgregor
Jeremiah Pendleton
Ernest Marion
A Baby
Crew
- Thomas N. HeffronDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 12, 1919
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy
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