The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

Director & Crew

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