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  • An Accidental Millionaire (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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An Accidental Millionaire (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy
Michael Duggan, an ordinary laborer, receives word from a firm of lawyers that an uncle in South Africa has died without any near relatives, and that he has inherited his entire estate, valued at a million. His wife and daughters ...See moreMichael Duggan, an ordinary laborer, receives word from a firm of lawyers that an uncle in South Africa has died without any near relatives, and that he has inherited his entire estate, valued at a million. His wife and daughters immediately want to enter society, but Duggan doesn't care for style. The newspapers bear of Duggan's fortune and interview Mrs. Duggan and daughters. When it appears in the papers a real estate man immediately offers them a furnished mansion one month rent free, while they are besieged with invitations and offers of credit. They take the new house and Mrs. Duggan tries to teach Duggan manners much to his disgust. They go to a swell reception. Duggan introduces his daughters to the supposed noblemen, and the daughters invite them to dinner. The guests, fearing they may not behave just so, decide to watch Duggan and imitate him. Mrs. Duggan tells Duggan to watch the Lord and Duke and imitate them. At the dinner there is a general mix-up, at the end of which the butler brings in a note saying that the fortune will have to go to Mr. Daniel Duggan's son, who was supposed to have been drowned at sea, but who has returned. The creditors make a fuss without avail. Wife and daughter are overcome with grief. Duggan is happy to get away from it all, and back to his overalls and corned beef and cabbage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Nov 8, 1912
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Nov 8, 1912 (United States)

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