Our Wives (film) explained

Our Wives
Director:	James Lackaye
Starring:	Harry T. Morey Louise Beaudet
Distributor:	Vitagraph Studios
Country:	United States
Language:	silent film English intertitles

Our Wives is a 1913 comedy short silent film directed by James Lackaye for Vitagraph Studios.^[1] It premiered on September 20, 1913.^[2] The film's story was adapted from Anthony E. Wills's three act play Our Wives (1910). Wills was a playwright and novelist who died young in 1912.^[3] Vitagraph Studios purchased the film rights to all of Wills's works in 1913.^[4]

Cast

• Harry T. Morey ... Rosweel Chandler
• Louise Beaudet ... Mrs. Rosweel Chandler
• Lillian Walker ... Belle
• Wally Van ... Walter Blair
• Ada Gifford ... Hilda Deveaux
• Charles Brown ... Oscar Simbel
• Frank O'Neil ... Mallory
• Niles Welch ... Stanton
• Ethel Lloyd ... Julia

Plot

After his wife leaves him she tries to rekindle their relationship after the man finds success and a new love. ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Slide, Anthony. The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. 236. Alan. Gevinson. 1987. Scarecrow Press. 9780810820302.
2. "Our Wives". The Moving Picture World. 49. October 4, 1913. 18. 1.
3. Obituary: Anthony E. Wills. Variety. August 2, 1912. 27. 9. 15.
4. Film Co. Feeling Around; Trying Hard to Be Friendly. Variety. 8. May 23, 1913. 30. 12.
5. Web site: Our Wives. TCM. 2023-04-08.