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Watch Your Wife

1926 · 72 min

A breezy, feather-light silent romp of marital mix-ups and misunderstandings that glides by with charm and gentle wit.

Directed by
Svend Gade
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Virginia Valli, Pat O'Malley, Nat Carr
Tagline
"A light, deft, joyous comedy of harmonies and dis-harmonies"
Overview
Writer James Langham and his wealthy wife, Claudia, quarrel and are divorced. Claudia moves into a posh hotel and renews her acquaintance with Alphonse Marsac, an old European friend with an eye on her fortune. Alone in the family mansion, James goes to an agency and rents a "wife" to be his daytime companion and housekeeper.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Svend Gade
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Virginia Valli, Pat O'Malley, Nat Carr
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Svend Gade
Starring
Virginia Valli, Pat O'Malley, Nat Carr, Helen Lee Worthing, Albert Conti, Aggie Herring, Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper
Cinematography
Arthur L. Todd
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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