The Butterfly (1914) Assista Online Gratis

• 80%
• 1914
• Drama
• Helen Gardner
• Gladden James
• Henry Morey

Vivacious and pretty, Nancy North, the butterfly daughter of Elias North, a financial magnate, is courted by Lord Cheuxcheux, Baron Frankfurter. Count Vitcheyitch, Marquis D'Estingue and Ned Bangs, her oldest friend. Each of her suitors happens to propose on the same day and she tells each one to call the following day to receive his answer. Ned is suddenly called away and leaves in Nancy's care a beautiful necklace of pearls, belonging to the Duchess Gogetti, who had asked the young man to sell them for her. Finding the Duke trying to make love to Nancy, the Duchess threatens him with divorce and notifies Ned she has changed her mind about selling the pearls. He returns and asks Nancy for them. She is horrified to find they have disappeared. Finding Mr. North's glasses in Nancy's room, Ned accuses him point-blank of stealing the necklace. He finally confesses, "I used them to secure a loan, and if the market does not turn, I'm ruined." The various noblemen call to secure their answers and being in love with the North fortune principally, and the girl only incidentally, get a bad scare when the family lawyer whispers Mr. North is about to fail. That gentleman himself appears, however, and reassures all that his money is safe. Nancy arranges that the one whose card the Duchess draws from a hat, she will marry. By a little strategy, Nancy arranges things to suit herself and the Duchess draws Ned's card. The nobles are greatly crestfallen and disgustedly take their leave, while Ned, with a whoop of joy takes Nancy in his arms. Mr. North, with a tender look in his eyes, asks the Duchess to remember him when she gets her divorce, while Nancy and Ned laughingly cry, "Bless you, my children.