Summary
In the midst of a chance encounter, bachelor John Jordan stumbles upon an attractive young actress, Mavis Jerome, at his friend Gilbert Lenox's residence, mistakenly assuming her to be Lenox's wife. As the conversation unfolds, Jordan becomes entangled in a web of deception, initially pretending to be Lenox to accommodate Mavis, and subsequently, Homer Owen's arrival sets off a chain of comic misunderstandings. As the situation spirals out of control, Mavis reveals her past engagement to Owen and her decision to call it off, only to be kidnapped by Owen and persuaded to reconsider her doubts on his yacht.
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Bachelor John Jordan goes to look up his old pal Gilbert Lenox, but upon arriving at his house discovers that his friend is away, and that in his place is an attractive young actress named Mavis Jerome whom Jordan assumes is Lenox's wife. Their conversation is interrupted by the appearance of Homer Owen, and when Mavis introduces Jordan to Owen as Mr. Lenox, the bachelor is dumbfounded. To accommodate Mavis, Jordan continues the deception, causing comic misunderstandings. Finally, when the situation demands an explanation, Mavis relates that she was once engaged to Owen, but had second thoughts and broke the engagement. Discovering that Jordan is not Lenox, Owen kidnaps Mavis and takes her to his yacht where he succeeds in convincing the actress that her misgivings were baseless.
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