What are the key story phases in Dodging a Million?

The story of Dodging a Million progresses through these phases: The Impulsive Outing, The Windfall & Social Ascent, The Credit Crisis, Resolution & Union.

How does Dodging a Million end?

In the final act ("Resolution & Union"): Arabella learns the check error actually means more money, calms her creditors, and happily accepts Jack's romantic proposal.

Dodging a Million (1918) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Dodging a Million
Genre: comedy
Released: 1918

Plot Analysis Summary

A working-class woman's impulsive night out triggers a series of social and financial adventures culminating in romance.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Impulsive Outing

The Windfall & Social Ascent

The Credit Crisis

Resolution & Union

Mabel plays Arabella Flynn, a shop girl who mistakenly thinks she is an heiress. She gets in a jam on a spending spree only to discover that she actually is an heiress and can marry the heir of a corset manufacturer.

Directed by

George Loane Tucker

Key Cast

Mabel Normand — Arabella Flynn
Tom Moore — Jack Forsythe
J. Herbert Frank — Signor Rodrigues
Shirley Aubert — Forelady
Rita Dane — Luella