Scandal Proof

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Scandal Proof
Scandal Proof (1925) lobby card.jpg
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Directed by Edmund Mortimer
Screenplay by Charles Kenyon
Starring Shirley Mason
John Roche
Freeman Wood
Hazel Howell
Frances Raymond
Ruth King
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 31, 1925 (1925-05-31)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Scandal Proof is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and written by Charles Kenyon. The film stars Shirley Mason, John Roche, Freeman Wood, Hazel Howell, Frances Raymond, and Ruth King. The film was released on May 31, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] Grace Whitney uses her inheritance to open up an Oriental shop, but the business is almost bankrupt. Monty Brandster comes in the shop and purchases an expensive jade necklace for Thelma Delores, who looks to be a gold digger. Monte invites Grace to a New Year's Eve party at his home, which proves to be a wild all night affair. After Monte is killed, Grace is held based upon circumstantial evidence. During the trial, when she is about to be convicted, she is saved by the testimony of a suitor, Herbert Wyckoff.

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References

  1. "Scandal Proof (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. Janiss Garza. "Scandal Proof (1925) - Edmund Mortimer". AllMovie. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. "Scandal Proof". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. "New Pictures: Scandal Proof", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (1), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 152–153, June 27, 1925, retrieved May 30, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .