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Wife in Name Only

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Wife in Name Only
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Directed byGeorge Terwilliger
Written byAdeline Hendricks
Based onWife in Name Only; or, A Broken Heart
by Bertha M. Clay[1]
StarringMary Thurman
Arthur Housman
Edmund Lowe
CinematographyA.L. Martiner
Production
company
Pyramid Pictures
Distributed bySelznick Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • August 25, 1923 (1923-08-25)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Wife in Name Only is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Mary Thurman, Arthur Housman, and Edmund Lowe.[2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[1] the wealthy and beautiful Philippa L'Estrange falls in love with Norman Arleigh. She plans revenge when she learns that he does not return her affection, and her scheme brings about a wedding between Norman and Madeline Dornham. She then informs him that the bride's father is the murderer of his mother. This causes a separation between the newly married pair. Eventually, Norman discovers that the accusation is false. Norman and his bride are reunited.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of Wife in Name Only located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pardy, George T. (January 26, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Wife in Name Only". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (10). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved July 29, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Goble p. 1017
  3. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Wife in Name Only

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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