Summary
Perched precariously on the precipice of financial ruin, the ambitious but beleaguered entrepreneur, William, stakes his entire future on a single, high-stakes evening, desperate to secure an investment from the formidable millionaire, Mr. Bradford. In an audacious and meticulously orchestrated charade, William and his wife, Maude, willingly shed their identities as the estate's true proprietors, donning the humble, if ill-fitting, uniforms of domestic servants. Simultaneously, their unsuspecting houseguests, Elizabeth and Richard, are unwittingly conscripted into the elaborate deception, coerced into portraying the benevolent landlord and landlady. The entire evening thus transforms into a theatrical tightrope walk, a precarious ballet of feigned servitude and improvised aristocracy, where every whispered instruction, every misplaced gesture, and every unforeseen complication threatens to unravel the delicate tapestry of their fabricated reality, all in pursuit of a crucial financial lifeline.
Synopsis
William needs to impress millionaire Bradford who is willing to invest in William's struggling business. So William and his wife Maude pose as servants while their guests Elizabeth and Richard pretend to be landlord and landlady.
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