Widow by Proxy

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]

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
Release date	September 28, 1919 (1919-09-28)
Running time	50 minutes; 5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent

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