A Successful Adventure · 1918
A Successful Adventure (1918) is a Comedy / Drama / Romance film directed by Harry L. Franklin, starring May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier.
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
Lionel and Daniel Houston both love a Southern beauty named Virginia, and when she finally chooses Daniel, Lionel angrily moves North and turns his full attention to the acquisition of wealth. Virginia dies in childbirth, leaving Daniel to rear little Virginia alone. A rich aunt promises to leave Daniel a fortune provided he resume contact with his brother, whereupon Virginia, determined to effect a reconciliation between the two men, answers Lionel's ad for a cook and settles into his luxurious estate. There Virginia meets and falls in love with Lionel's adopted son Perry Arnold, but faces stiff competition in Rose Mason, in reality a crook who hopes to obtain Lionel's secret stock market papers. In the end, Virginia not only unmasks Rose's plot and wins Perry, but reunites her long-estranged father and uncle.
Cast
May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier, Edward Connelly, Christine Mayo, Fred C. Jones, Kate Blancke, Pauline Dempsey
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What is "A Successful Adventure" about?
Lionel and Daniel Houston both love a Southern beauty named Virginia, and when she finally chooses Daniel, Lionel angrily moves North and turns his full attention to the acquisition of wealth. Virginia dies in childbirth, leaving Daniel to rear little Virginia alone. A rich aunt promises to leave Daniel a fortune provided he resume contact with his brother, whereupon Virginia, determined to effect a reconciliation between the two men, answers Lionel's ad for a cook and settles into his luxurious estate. There Virginia meets and falls in love with Lionel's adopted son Perry Arnold, but faces stiff competition in Rose Mason, in reality a crook who hopes to obtain Lionel's secret stock market papers. In the end, Virginia not only unmasks Rose's plot and wins Perry, but reunites her long-estranged father and uncle.
When was "A Successful Adventure" released?
A Successful Adventure was released in 1918.
Who stars in "A Successful Adventure"?
The cast includes May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier, Edward Connelly.
