Exchange of Wives explained

Exchange of Wives
Director:Hobart Henley
Starring:Eleanor Boardman
Renée Adorée
Lew Cody
Creighton Hale
Cinematography:Ben F. Reynolds
Distributor:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:7 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Exchange of Wives is a 1925 American comedy drama film directed by Hobart Henley, with screenplay by Fanny Hatton based upon a Broadway play by Cosmo Hamilton. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Renée Adorée, Lew Cody, and Creighton Hale.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a serious young man and his emotional wife become acquainted with a frivolous young man and his serious minded wife, and it is not long before like attracts like, to the discomfiture of all. The four agree to an exchange of wives during a trip into the mountains, with the result that each is soon glad to go back to the original marital arrangement.

Preservation

Prints of Exchange of Wives are held at Archives Du Film Du CNC (Bois d'Arcy) and by MGM.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/E/ExchangeOfWives1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: Exchange of Wives
  2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.38/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Exchange of Wives