Scandal Proof
{{short description|1925 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Scandal Proof
| image = Scandal Proof (1925) lobby card.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Edmund Mortimer
| producer =
| screenplay = Charles Kenyon
| starring = Shirley Mason
John Roche
Freeman Wood
Hazel Howell
Frances Raymond
Ruth King
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1925|5|31}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499992/scandal-proof |title=Scandal Proof (1925) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=November 4, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/scandal-proof-v108991 |title=Scandal Proof (1925) - Edmund Mortimer |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=November 4, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/11901 |title=Scandal Proof |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=November 4, 2018}}
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |title=New Pictures: Scandal Proof |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=152–153 |date=27 June 1925 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=Chicago, Illinois |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald22unse/page/n181/mode/1up |access-date=30 May 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} 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.
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
- Shirley Mason as Enid Day / Grace Whitney
- John Roche as Herbert Wyckoff
- Freeman Wood as Monty Brandster
- Hazel Howell as Thelma Delores
- Frances Raymond as Mrs. Brandster
- Ruth King as Lillian Hollister
- Edward Martindel as Reed Hollister
- Joseph Striker as Dick Thorbeck
- Billy Fay as Benny Hollister
- Clarissa Selwynne as Miss Wyckoff
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0016315|Scandal Proof}}
- [https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/scandal-proof-us-lobbycard-shirley-mason-1925-news-photo/1137223551 Lobby card] at www.gettyimages.com
{{Edmund Mortimer}}
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films directed by Edmund Mortimer
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:English-language drama films
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