Wandering Husbands

1924 film

  • September 20, 1924 (1924-09-20)
Running time
7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Wandering Husbands, also known as Loves and Lies, is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William Beaudine. It stars James Kirkwood, Lila Lee, and Margaret Livingston.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Diana Moreland is aware of her husband's attentions to Marilyn Foster. As he does not reform, she surprises the pair while they are dining at a roadhouse and invites Marilyn to her home. The three of them go for a boat-ride. Diana has arranged to have the boat start leaking. Threatened with death by drowning, Moreland's affection for Diana reasserts itself and he starts to swim ashore with her. Marilyn, abandoned, is saved by another boat and retires defeated. The Morelands are then reconciled.

Cast

  • James Kirkwood as George Moreland
  • Lila Lee as Diana Moreland
  • Margaret Livingston as Marilyn Foster
  • Eugene Pallette as Percy
  • Muriel Frances Dana as Rosemary Moreland
  • Turner Savage as Jim
  • George C. Pearce as Bates
  • George B. French as the Butler

Preservation

Copies of Wandering Husbands are maintained by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Wandering Husbands
  3. ^ Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Wandering Husbands". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 53. Retrieved December 19, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wandering Husbands
  5. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 204, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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