Poor Men's Wives is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco.[1] The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called Rich Men's Wives.
| Poor Men's Wives | |
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| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Written by | Frank Mitchell Dazey Agnes Christine Johnston Eve Unsell |
| Produced by | B.P. Schulberg |
| Starring | Barbara La Marr David Butler Betty Francisco |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Preferred Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
editTwo friends marry men from completely different social backgrounds, one a wealthy man and the other a taxi driver. When they meet by chance some time later they see how different their lives have become.
Cast
edit- Barbara La Marr as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
- David Butler as Jim Maherne
- Betty Francisco as Claribel
- Richard Tucker as Richard Smith-Blanton
- ZaSu Pitts as Apple Annie
- Muriel McCormac as Twin
- Mickey McBan as Twin
References
edit- ^ Connelly p.216
Bibliography
edit- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
edit- Poor Men's Wives at IMDb
Media related to Poor Men's Wives at Wikimedia Commons
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