Summary
In 'Borrowed Husbands', Nancy Burrard, left alone while her husband Gerald embarks on an archaeological journey, finds herself in a web of seductive entanglements. Her affair with Major Desmond, who mistakenly believes her to be a widow, leads to a dramatic confrontation when Gerald returns from South America, advised by Desmond to return home quickly. The film's intricate narrative explores themes of infidelity, deception, and the fleeting nature of love in a period of social transition.
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While her husband, Gerald, is in South America on an archaeological expedition, vivacious Nancy Burrard lightens her boredom with several flirtations. Believing her to be a widow, Major Desmond becomes infatuated with her; he meets Gerald in South America, however, and advises him to hurry home. The Burrards are reconciled, and all ends well (except in the case of Dr. Langwell, another of Nancy's dalliances, who has poisoned his nurse, Peggy Fleurette, and then committed suicide).
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