Widow by Proxy
Widow by Proxy is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play by Catherine Chisholm Cushing that starred May Irwin. Julia Crawford Ivers provided the scenario and her son James Van Trees was one of the cinematographers.[1][2][3][4] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]
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| Directed by | Walter Edwards Fred Robinson ( assistant director) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Julia Crawford Ivers (scenario) |
| Based on | Widow by Proxy by Catherine Chisholm Cushing |
| Starring | Marguerite Clark |
| Cinematography | Hal Young James Van Trees |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Cast
- Marguerite Clark as Gloria Grey
- Agnes Vernon as Dolores Pennington (credited as Brownie Vernon)
- Gertrude Norman as Sophronia Pennington
- Gertrude Claire as Angelica Pennington
- Nigel Barrie as Lt. Steven Pennington
- John Gilbert as Jack Pennington (credited as Jack Gilbert)
- Al W. Filson as Alexander P. Galloway (credited as A.W. Filson)
- Rosita Marstini as Madame Gilligan
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: Widow by Proxy at silentera.com
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Widow by Proxy
- Widow by Proxy as produced on Broadway at the George M. Cohan Theatre, February 24 1913 to May 1913, 88 performances; IBDb.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Widow by Proxy
External links
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- Widow by Proxy on IMDb
- AllMovie.com
- Still from the production (University of Washington, Sayre collection)
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Production still
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