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  • Respectable by Proxy (1920)
  • 60 min | Drama
Respectable by Proxy (1920)
60 min | Drama

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, ...See moreRich 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. Betty complies and becomes indispensable to Mrs. Hale, who is despondent over her son's death and has become the victim of scheming relatives. One day, John returns, and discovering that Betty has protected his mother from his greedy relations, falls in love with her. Elizabeth then reveals that her marriage was never legal and that he is free to marry his "proxy wife." Written by Pamela Short See less
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Florence Myott (story) | Stanley Olmstead (scenario)
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Updated Feb 15, 1920

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Feb 15, 1920 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Sylvia Breamer
Betty Blair Betty Blair   See fewer
Robert Gordon
John Stanley Hale John Stanley Hale   See fewer
William R. Dunn
Clinton Hale Clinton Hale   See fewer
Bessie Stinson
Rita Middleton Rita Middleton   See fewer
Eulalie Jensen
Elizabeth Roddard Elizabeth Roddard   See fewer
Margaret Barry
Madame Hale Madame Hale   See fewer
Morgan Thorpe
Clayton Walpole Clayton Walpole   See fewer
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