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Respectable by Proxy (1920)

1920-02-15 · 1h 0m · EN
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Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he flees to Russia. After John's vessel is sunk in mid-ocean and he is reported dead, Elizabeth convinces her destitute and ailing friend Betty Blair to pose as John's widow in order to inherit his fine home in Alabama.

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J. Stuart BlacktonDirector

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Sylvia BreamerSylvia BreamerBetty BlairWilliam R. DunnWilliam R. DunnClinton HaleBessie StinsonBessie StinsonRita MiddletonEulalie JensenEulalie JensenElizabeth RoddardMargaret BarryMargaret BarryMadame HaleMorgan ThorpeMorgan ThorpeClayton WalpoleRobert GordonRobert GordonJohn Stanley Hale

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Rich Southerner John Stanley Hale meets flirtatious actress Elizabeth Roddard, she induces him to marry her, but after several days of quarreling, he flees to Russia. After John's vessel is sunk in mid-ocean and he is reported dead, Elizabeth convinces her destitute and ailing friend Betty Blair to pose as John's widow in order to inherit his fine home in Alabama.

How long is Respectable by Proxy?

Respectable by Proxy has a runtime of 60 minutes.