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The Clever Mrs. Carfax

Nov 5, 1917
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Comedy

PLOT

Newspaper publisher Temple Trask, who answers the "Letters to the Lovelorn" column under the nom-de-plume "Mrs. Carfax," becomes the hit of his college reunion when he revives his female impersonation act. Returning home, Temple meets Billy Wise, another college friend, who wagers one hundred dollars that Temple will not go into a restaurant dressed as a woman. He takes the dare, then sees Helen Scott in the restaurant and, although he is a cynic who does not like women because he knows too much about them, he falls in love. When he notices that Adrian Graw, a crook whom Temple knew when he was a cub reporter, is after Helen's fortune, Temple, impersonating Mrs. Carfax, accompanies Helen and her grandmother, Mrs. Keyes, aboard a steamer to protect them. A lost film.

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CAST

Julian Eltinge
Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax
Daisy Jefferson
Helen Scott
Noah Beery
Adrian Graw
Rosita Marstini
Rena Varsey
Jennie Lee
Mrs. Mary Keyes
Fred Church
Billy Wise
Mary Wise
Mrs. Bruce
Fred De Shon
Trask's Valet
Directed by Donald Crisp

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Country
FR
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