Widow by Proxy
| Widow by Proxy | |
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| Directed by | Walter Edwards Fred Robinson ( assistant director) |
| Written by | Catherine Chisholm Cushing (play: Widow by Proxy) Julia Crawford Ivers (scenario) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Marguerite Clark |
| Cinematography | Hal Young James Van Trees |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | September 28, 1919 |
Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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 and 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.[5]
Cast
- Marguerite Clark - Gloria Grey
- Agnes Vernon - Dolores Pennington(*billed Brownie Vernon)
- Gertrude Norman - Sophronia Pennington
- Gertrude Claire - Angelica Pennington
- Nigel Barrie - Lt. Steven Pennington
- John Gilbert - Jack Pennington (*billed Jack Gilbert)
- Al W. Filson - Alexander P. Galloway (*billed A.W. Filson)
- Rosita Marstini - Madame Gilligan
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Widow by Proxy at silentera.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Widow by Proxy.
- Widow by Proxy at IMDb
- AllMovie.com
- Still from the production (University of Washington, Sayre collection)
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