The Other Man's Wife
Appearance
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Directed by | Carl Harbaugh |
Written by | Mary Murillo |
Starring | Ellen Cassidy |
Cinematography | William Crolly |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Other Man's Wife is a 1919 American
drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh which, as discussed in its prologue, is dedicated to the part played by women at home during World War I. It was the film debut of George Jessel. The film is considered to be lost.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine,armistice ends the fighting, the men begin to come home to their families. Fred Hartley comes home to find his wife in Kerr's arms, where she is struggling to free herself, saying to Kerr that she was wise to his low tactics all along, but had to use a woman's weapons. In this tense scene Fred initially refuses to respond to his wife's embrace, but later matters logically work themselves out for a happy reunion of all families.
Cast
- Ellen Cassidy as Mrs. Fred Hartley
- Stuart Holmes as J. Douglas Kerr
- Ned Hay as Fred Hartley
- Olive Trevor as Elsie Drummond
- Halbert Brown as Bruce Drummond
- Elizabeth Garrison as Mrs. Bruce Drummond (as Mrs. Garrison)
- Leslie Casey as Wilbur Drummond
- Regina Quinn as Betty Moore
- Laura Newman as Mrs. Moore
- Danny Sullivan as Jimmy Moore
- George Jessel as Davy Simon
- Evelyn Brent as Becky Simon
References
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
- ^ "Post-War Drama Dedicated to Woman Is Fairly Forceful". Film Daily. 8 (73). New York City: Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc.: 11 June 15, 1919. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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