Margaret, an old woman, struggles with transitioning from being an independent person to someone who needs the help of a nursing home.
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Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
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