''Scandal Proof'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Charles Kenyon. The film stars Shirley Mason, John Roche,

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, Hazel Howell,

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, and Ruth King. The film was released on May 31, 1925, by

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Grace Whitney uses her inheritance to open up an Oriental shop, but the business is almost bankrupt. Monty Brandster comes in the shop and purchases an expensive jade necklace for Thelma Delores, who looks to be a

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. Monte invites Grace to a New Year's Eve party at his home, which proves to be a wild all night affair. After Monte is killed, Grace is held based upon

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. During the trial, when she is about to be convicted, she is saved by the testimony of a suitor, Herbert Wyckoff.

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