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The Mail Order Wife

The Mail Order Wife

1912Movie
5.2
IMDB Rating
19 votes

John White's sweetheart, May Webster, refuses to marry him while her old father is in need of her, and John goes west to take a government farm. Finding that their two ranch grants adjoin each other, he and Bob Strong become partn...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Francis X. Bushman, Bryant Washburn
Release Date
January 2, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman
as Bob Strong
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn
as John White

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company

⭐ Featured Review

The action takes place mostly in their kitchen and sitting room
by deickemeyer2016-07-17

"An intimate picture telling a love story that ends very satisfactorily with the unexpected meeting again of two lovers foolishly parted and lost to each other. The backgrounds are mostly interiors, mostly in the home of two bachelor partners who are working a farm in Indiana. The action takes place mostly in their kitchen and sitting room, of which we see very well photographed corners, just enough to make us think we are in the room. We also get a glimpse of an office in Chicago, where the heroine, a stenographer, opens the mail order of one of the farmers. He gives a large order, then he add..."

💡 Did You Know?

First feature film role of Francis X. Bushman.

📖 Synopsis

John White's sweetheart, May Webster, refuses to marry him while her old father is in need of her, and John goes west to take a government farm. Finding that their two ranch grants adjoin each other, he and Bob Strong become partn...