Poor Men's Wives

"One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening."

1923 1h 10m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.

“One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening.”

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Cast

Barbara La Marr
Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
David Butler
Jim Maherne
Betty Francisco
Claribel
Richard Tucker
Richard Smith-Blanton
Zasu Pitts
Apple Annie
Muriel McCormac
Twin
Mickey McBan
Twinn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis J. Gasnier
Writers: Frank Mitchell Dazey, Agnes Christine Johnston
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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103 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 Louis J. Gasnier, shot by Karl Struss. 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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Barbara La Marr and David Butler and Betty Francisco carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014368 — 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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The take

Louis J. Gasnier directs. Karl Struss 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.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Louis J. Gasnier, shot by Karl Struss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Barbara La Marr and David Butler and Betty Francisco carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening.".
7IMDB entry: tt0014368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.