A Successful Adventure (1918)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

May Allison

Virginia Houston

Harry Hilliard

Perry Arnold

Frank Currier

Lionel Houston

Edward Connelly

Daniel Houston

Christine Mayo

Rose Mason

Fred C. Jones

Henry Du Bois

Kate Blancke

Aunt Louise

Pauline Dempsey

Aunt Judy

Anthony Byrd

Uncle Joshua

Phoebe Starr

Maurice Steuart

Howard Oppenheim

Director & Crew

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