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Discontented Husbands

1924 · 58 min

A quiet, earnest silent drama of marital drift and temptation, moving at a measured pace toward a moral reconciliation.

Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, Grace Darmond
Tagline
A Story of the Other Man's Wife
Overview
Michael Frazer, newly rich from his invention of a can-opener, has drifted away from Jane, his wife, who persists in her old-fashioned ways. He advises his daughter Marcia to marry "someone congenial so that when love goes you will have common interests." Neighboring architect Jack Ballard obtains the contract to design Frazer's house through the friendship of his attractive wife, Emily, with Frazer. Emily and Frazer become intimate friends, arousing the concern of Mrs. Frazer and Jack Ballard. Determined to teach his wife a lesson and win her back, Jack asks Marcia Frazer to run away with him. She consents but later reconsiders and they return home. Frazer realizes that Mrs. Ballard meant nothing to him, and Jack is reunited with his wife.

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Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, Grace Darmond
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • class
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Written by
Evelyn Campbell
Starring
James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, Grace Darmond, Arthur Rankin, Vernon Steele, Carmelita Geraghty, Muriel McCormac
Runtime
58 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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