Married Alive

A cynical college professor, whose academic specialty involves the polygamous mating habits of primitive organisms, finds his theoretical worldview challenged during a seaside holiday. He encounters James Duxbury, a charismatic scoundrel who has managed to secure four wives simultaneously. Driven by a misplaced sense of moral superiority, the professor embarks on a mission to dismantle Duxbury’s domestic empire by informing each woman of her husband’s duplicity. The reactions are as varied as the women themselves: a jaded actress treats the news with a shrug, while a preacher’s daughter is predictably crushed. However, when the legal dust settles, a formidable 'battle-ax' of a woman is revealed to be Duxbury’s only legitimate spouse. This legal loophole leaves the professor free to pursue his own romantic interests with the fourth 'wife,' a woman of royal lineage, proving that even a man of science is not immune to the charms of a high-born title.