Widow by Proxy
Widow by Proxy | |
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Directed by | Walter Edwards Fred Robinson ( assistant director) |
Written by | Julia Crawford Ivers (scenario) |
Based on | Widow by Proxy by Catherine Chisholm Cushing |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
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 |
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]
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]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)