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 de estreia
1919-09-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Duração
50 min
Géneros
Comédia, Romance
Realizador
Walter Edwards

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Curiosidades

Widow by Proxy é um filme mudo de comédia romântica de 1919 dirigido por Walter Edwards, produzido pela Famous Players-Lasky e distribuído por Paramount Pictures. Foi baseado em uma peça de Catherine Chisholm Cushing, que foi encenada na Broadway e estrelou May Irwin e Julia Crawford Ivers. É um filme perdido.

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