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On the morning of his 27th birthday, James
Shannon, a young lawyer needing money to save his partner from jail, is
informed that he stands to inherit seven million dollars if he is married by
7 o'clock that evening. He proposes to his sweetheart, but she rejects
him when he offends her by stating that he must marry a girl—any girl—in
order to come into a fortune.
He then sets out for the country club in the
company of his partner and of the lawyer who first informed him of his
windfall. The partner picks out seven girls at the club, and Jimmy
proposes to each in turn, being refused by all of them. He then goes
into town, proposing to everything in skirts, including a Scotsman.
Meanwhile, the partner puts a story into the
paper detailing Jimmy's predicament and advertising for a bride. Jimmy
goes early to the church, falls asleep, and awakens to find the place full
of brides. He escapes from them and runs into his sweetheart's
handyman, who has come with a note forgiving him. Jimmy starts out for
her house and is soon pursued by the large mob of outraged brides he left at
the altar. After a wild chase, Jimmy arrives at his sweetheart's house
just in time to be married on the stroke of seven. |
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