Proxy Husband
A William Garwood film directed by , released in 1919.
A William Garwood film directed by , released in 1919.

A propagandistic melodrama recounting the dangers and horrors of venereal disease.


The marriage of a wealthy and frivolous member of French nobility, Loyette Merval, to an American aristocratic idler named Willard Standish, is a loving one, except for their mutual dissatisfaction with Willard’s idleness. After Willard becomes a chauffeur, Loyette’s subsequent…

Flotsam (Thomas) is the daughter and helper of crusty old lighthouse keeper Joe Clark (Edward Ellis, in fine form). The reason why Clark lives ‘out yonder’ is because he’s a fugitive from justice: years ago, he killed a man under…

Faith’s life is shattered when her lover dies. Her brother Job locks her away in a lighthouse, but she jumps from the tower rather than be imprisoned. Faith’s daughter, however, lives on. The girl Eve grows into her teens, sheltered…

In the northwestern wilderness of Alaska, an innocent young girl falls into the clutches of a band of evil men of the gold fields.

A bookkeeper’s embezzling scheme is discovered by his wife, while his boss’s romantic feelings for her complicate matters further.

A Hobart Henley film directed by , released in 1919.
