The Haywoods of Wickford, RI might inherit a fortune after finding in 1931 that a relative was secretly married to a wealthy man

Title card: "These Youngsters May get $150,000,000 Wendel Fortune Thru Scrap of Paper" / card: "Editor's Note: There were no known heirs to the Wendel millions when Ella, last of the wealthy Manhattan family, died. But the sensational discovery of a paper in a trunk revealing the secret marriage of John Gottlieb Wendel, Jr., to their great-grandmother has brought dreams of riches to Edna and Teddy Haywood, shown here on the bleak Wickford, R.I. Farm." / three people walk up to porch of rundown farmhouse / Edna and Teddy Haywood, wearing dress clothing, and an older man sitting on porch steps being interviewed by a man / Close-up of Edna and Teddy talking on porch / Note: exact day not known
Title card: "These Youngsters May get $150,000,000 Wendel Fortune Thru Scrap of Paper" / card: "Editor's Note: There were no known heirs to the Wendel millions when Ella, last of the wealthy Manhattan family, died. But the sensational discovery of a paper in a trunk revealing the secret marriage of John Gottlieb Wendel, Jr., to their great-grandmother has brought dreams of riches to Edna and Teddy Haywood, shown here on the bleak Wickford, R.I. Farm." / three people walk up to porch of rundown farmhouse / Edna and Teddy Haywood, wearing dress clothing, and an older man sitting on porch steps being interviewed by a man / Close-up of Edna and Teddy talking on porch / Note: exact day not known
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1148864200
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
01 March, 1931
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:15:09
Location:
Wickford, Rhode Island, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr003806_09_01.mov