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To Dorothy, a Son
UNITED KINGDOM · 1954

To Dorothy, a Son

Muriel Box
inheritance dispute ex-spouse conflict pregnancy plot transatlantic romance legal complications
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Synopsis

Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?

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