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The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918)

1918-01-21 · 1h 0m · EN
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During the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are both courting beautiful Margaret Moncrieffe. Fast-forward several years and they again find themselves on opposite sides, this time about compensation for the properties of Tories--colonists who sided with the British--during the war. Hamilton falls for Maria Reynolds, who it turns out is secretly the wife of prominent pawnbroker Jacob Clingman, a friend of Burr's. The pair conspire to destroy Hamilton, who is now Secretary of the Treasury and married to the daughter of a prominent army general, by making public several love letters Hamilton had written to Mrs. Reynolds.

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S.M. WellerWriterArthur AshleyDirector

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June ElvidgeJune ElvidgeMrs. Maria ReynoldsCarlyle BlackwellCarlyle BlackwellAlexander HamiltonArthur AshleyArthur AshleyAaron BurrCarl GerardCarl GerardJames ReynoldsEvelyn GreeleyEvelyn GreeleyMargaret MoncrieffeLionel BelmoreLionel BelmoreGen. Israel PutnamGeorge MacQuarrieGeorge MacQuarrieGeorge WashingtonRose TapleyRose TapleyMartha WashingtonAl HartAl HartThomas JeffersonAlec B. FrancisAlec B. FrancisGen. Philip SchuylerJack DrumierJack DrumierJohn AdamsMarguerite GaleMarguerite GaleMrs. William Bingham

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What is The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds about?

During the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are both courting beautiful Margaret Moncrieffe. Fast-forward several years and they again find themselves on opposite sides, this time about compensation for the properties of Tories--colonists who sided with the British--during the war. Hamilton falls for Maria Reynolds, who it turns out is secretly the wife of prominent pawnbroker Jacob Clingman, a friend of Burr's. The pair conspire to destroy Hamilton, who is now Secretary of the Treasury and married to the daughter of a prominent army general, by making public several love letters Hamilton had written to Mrs. Reynolds.

How long is The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds?

The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds has a runtime of 60 minutes.