Widow by Proxy

Widow by Proxy (1919)

Spinster sisters Sophronia and Angelica Pennington of Massachusetts refuse to meet Dolores, the bride of their nephew Jack, because she formerly was an actress. After Dolores receives word that Jack died at the front in France, she moves in with Gloria Grey, who barely supports herself by giving singing lessons. Soon Gloria's money dwindles and her creditors become threatening. When Dolores learns that she will inherit $5,000 from Jack's estate, she refuses to accept it out of pride, but Gloria convinces Dolores that they should go to Pennington Manor with their identities switched. Gloria impresses the aunts when she says that her godmother is a duchess. She and Jack's brother Steven fall in love, and when he is notified to report to naval duty, he proposes that they marry immediately. They then learn that Jack is alive. When Jack finds out that his wife was about to marry his brother, he starts to leave brokenhearted, but he sees the real Dolores and matters are straightened out.

Data di uscita
1919-09-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Durata
50 min
Generi
Commedia, Romance
Regista
Walter Edwards

Cast

Curiosità

Widow by Proxy è un film muto del 1919 diretto da Walter Edwards. La sceneggiatura di Julia Crawford Ivers si basa sull'omonimo lavoro teatrale di Catherine Chisholm Cushing andato in scena in prima al George M. Cohan's Theatre di Broadway il 24 febbraio 1913.

Produzione

Il film fu prodotto dalla Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

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