Widow by Proxy explained

Widow by Proxy
Director:	Walter Edwards Fred Robinson ( assistant director)
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring:	Marguerite Clark
Cinematography:	Hal Young James Van Trees
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	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.

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

External links

• • AllMovie.com
• Still from the production (University of Washington, Sayre collection)

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WidowByProxy1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: Widow by Proxy
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=17551 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Widow by Proxy
3. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7602 Widow by Proxy as produced on Broadway at the George M. Cohan Theatre, February 24 1913 to May 1913, 88 performances; IBDb.com
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10612/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Widow by Proxy