The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Cast & Crew
Donald Crisp
Julian Eltinge
Daisy Robinson
Noah Beery
Rosita Marstini
Jennie Lee
Film Details
Synopsis
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. On the voyage, Helen becomes good friends with Mrs. Carfax and falls in love with Temple. After Mrs. Carfax punches Graw during a struggle for Mrs. Keyes bonds, the police arrest Graw and his accomplice, Rena Varsey. Helen, astonished when Temple removes his wig, falls joyfully into his arms.
Director
Donald Crisp
Cast
Julian Eltinge
Daisy Robinson
Noah Beery
Rosita Marstini
Jennie Lee
Fred Church
Mrs. Wise
Fred De Shon
Crew
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Notes
Alternate titles for this film were Unlike Other Girls, The Amazing Lover, All He Knew About Women, and The Tricks of the Sex. According to Paramount studio records, the original story by Hector Turnbull was turned into a farce and rewritten by Gardner Hunting.
