Scrambled Wives

"Back to the screen comes Marguerite Clark in the happiest piece of hilarity you've ever seen her in."

1921 1h 10m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mary Lucille Smith, a schoolgirl who elopes with John Chiverick, gets her marriage annulled by her father, and later pretends to be a widow to romance another man, Larry McLeod, leading to chaotic mix-ups and hidden identities at a party where Chiverick's new wife also shows up, all about mistaken identities, secret pasts, and comedic marital mishaps.

“Back to the screen comes Marguerite Clark in the happiest piece of hilarity you've ever seen her in.”

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Cast

Marguerite Clark
Miss Mary Lucille Smith
Pierre Gendron
Larry McLeod
Ralph Bunker
John Chiverick
Florence Martin
Bessie
Virginia Lee
Beatrice Lee
Alice Mann
Connie Chiverick
America Chedister
Mrs. Halsey
Frank Badgley
Dickie Van Arsdale

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward H. Griffith
Writers: Gardner Hunting, Adelaide Matthews, Martha M. Stanley
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward H. Griffith, shot by Pliny Goodfriend. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Marguerite Clark and Pierre Gendron and Ralph Bunker carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Back to the screen comes Marguerite Clark in the happiest piece of hilarity you've ever seen her in.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0012655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward H. Griffith directs. Pliny Goodfriend behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Edward H. Griffith, shot by Pliny Goodfriend. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Marguerite Clark and Pierre Gendron and Ralph Bunker carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Back to the screen comes Marguerite Clark in the happiest piece of hilarity you've ever seen her in.".
7IMDB entry: tt0012655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.