| The Part Time Wife | |
| Director: | Henry McCarty |
| Producer: | Samuel Sax |
| Based On: | The Part Time Wife by Peggy Gaddis |
| Starring: | Alice Calhoun Robert Ellis Freeman Wood |
| Cinematography: | Jack MacKenzie |
| Studio: | Gotham Pictures |
| Distributor: | Lumas Film Corporation Stoll Pictures (UK) |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
The Part-time Wife is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Alice Calhoun, Robert Ellis and Freeman Wood.[1] The film was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. It was based on a short story of the same title by Peggy Gaddis. It was released in Britain the following year by Stoll Pictures.
Film star Doris Fuller marries financially-struggling journalist Kenneth Scott but he is humiliated by being referred to as "Mr. Dorris Fuller". His wife quits her work to be become a full-time wife but their money problems lead her to return to acting. Believing she is having an affair, Scott begins courting a rising young actress Nita Northrup leading to a breach in the marriage. Eventually they reconcile after Scott's new play becomes a hit, and a studio injury to Doris leads her to quit her film career.