The Trouble with Wives | |
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Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
Screenplay by | Sada Cowan Howard Higgin |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Florence Vidor Tom Moore Esther Ralston Ford Sterling Lucy Beaumont Edgar Kennedy |
Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Trouble with Wives is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin, and starring Florence Vidor, Tom Moore, Esther Ralston, Ford Sterling, Lucy Beaumont, and Edgar Kennedy. It was released on September 28, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] Grace Hyatt suspects her businessman husband William of being infatuated with his shoe designer from Paris. Several situations develop which make it appear that William is interested in the young woman. Al Hennessey tells Grace that he and William have visited the woman's apartment. William becomes so uncomfortable with the situation at home that he leaves for a summer hotel. Grace determines that she will get a divorce. When she visits the hotel, she finds the other woman there is the bride of Al Hennessey. The Hyatts are reconciled.
Cast
- Florence Vidor as Grace Hyatt
- Tom Moore as William Hyatt
- Esther Ralston as Dagmar
- Ford Sterling as Al Hennessey
- Lucy Beaumont as Grace's Mother
- Edgar Kennedy as Detective
- Etta Lee as Maid
- William Courtright as Butler
Preservation
With no prints of The Trouble with Wives located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]
References
- ↑ "Movie Review - Trouble with Wives - THE SCREEN - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ "The Trouble with Wives". afi.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ "New Pictures: The Trouble with Wives", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (10): 84, August 29, 1925, retrieved August 14, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Trouble with Wives
- ↑ The Trouble with Wives at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount films - 1925
External links
- The Trouble with Wives at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com