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My Husband's Wives

1924 · 50 min

A tense, intimate battle of wits between women, unfolding with silent-era melodrama and emotional restraint.

Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn, Evelyn Brent
Tagline
"A battle of audacity in which two women's wits are the weapons."
Overview
Vale Harvey invites Marie Wynn, an old school friend, to visit her, not knowing that Marie was once married to her husband, William Harvey. Marie loses no time in trying to regain William's affection and to make Vale uncomfortable. Vale is so upset that she dreams of a flirtation between William and Italian actress Madame Corregio, but William orders Marie out of the house when he realizes her purpose. The Harveys are happily reconciled.

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Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn, Evelyn Brent
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
  • loyalty
  • deception
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Written by
Dorothy Yost
Starring
Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn, Evelyn Brent, Paulette Duval
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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