The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
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.
Director:
Donald Crisp
Writer:
Gardner Hunting
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Julian Eltinge as Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax |
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Daisy Jefferson as Helen Scott |
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Noah Beery as Adrian Graw |
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Rosita Marstini as Rena Varsey |
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Jennie Lee as Mrs. Mary Keyes |
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Fred Church as Billy Wise |
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Mary Wise as Mrs. Bruce |
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Fred De Shon as Trask's Valet |
| Directing | Donald Crisp | Director |
| Production | Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
| Writing | Gardner Hunting | Screenplay |
| Crew | Faxon M. Dean | Cinematography |
| Directing | Claude Mitchell | Assistant Director |
