The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
November 5, 1917Release Date
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 & Crew.

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

Donald Crisp
Director

Jesse L. Lasky
Producer

Gardner Hunting
Screenplay

Faxon M. Dean
Cinematography

Claude Mitchell
Assistant Director

Hector Turnbull
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
The Clever Mrs. Carfax is a 1917 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Gardner Hunting and Hector Turnbull. The film features female impersonator Julian Eltinge and stars Daisy Jefferson, Noah Beery, Sr., Rosita Marstini, Jennie Lee, and Fred Church. The film was released on November 5, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.