''Widow by Proxy'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by

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. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play by Catherine Chisholm Cushing that starred

May Irwin May Irwin (born Georgina May Campbell; June 27, 1862 – October 22, 1938) was an actress, singer and star of vaudeville. Originally from Canada, she and her sister Flo Irwin found theater work after their father died. She was known for her per ...

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provided the scenario and her son

James Van Trees James Crawford Van Trees (August 13, 1890 – April 11, 1973)

was one of the cinematographers.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Widow by Proxy''
at silentera.com
/ref> It is not known whether the film currently survives.

Cast

* Marguerite Clark as Gloria Grey *

Agnes Vernon Agnes Vernon (18951948) was an American film actress of the silent era. While still in her teens, she experienced a meteoric ascent from obscurity to box-office sensation. After turning twenty-three and a movie career fading away, she abandoned ...

as Dolores Pennington (credited as Brownie Vernon) *Gertrude Norman as Sophronia Pennington * Gertrude Claire as Angelica Pennington *

Nigel Barrie Nigel Barrie (5 February 1889, in Calcutta, British India – 8 October 1971, in South Africa) was an Indian-born British actor. Biography Barrie's background as a dancer and actor on legitimate stages and in vaudeville in both Great Britain an ...

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 Rosita Marstini (September 19, 1887 – April 24, 1948) was a French dancer, stage personality, and silent and sound film actress from Nancy, France. Early life Rosita Marstini was born on September 19, 1887, in Nancy, France. She marrie ...

as Madame Gilligan

References

External links

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AllMovie.comStill from the production
(University of Washington, Sayre collection) 1919 films American silent feature films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Walter Edwards American black-and-white films 1919 romantic comedy films 1910s American films Silent American romantic comedy films {{1910s-US-film-stub