The Wife He Bought Explained

The Wife He Bought
Director:	Harry Solter
Producer:	Bluebird Photoplays
Starring:	Carmel Myers Kenneth Harlan
Cinematography:	Roy H. Klaffki
Distributor:	Bluebird Photoplays
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Wife He Bought is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Harry Solter and starring Carmel Myers and Kenneth Harlan. This film was based on the short story One Clear Call by Larry Evans. It was produced and released by Bluebird Photoplays, a division of Universal Film Manufacturing Company.^[1]

Cast

• Carmel Myers as Janice Benson
• Kenneth Harlan as Steele Valiant
• Howard Crampton as Hutch Valiant
• Sydney Deane as James Brieson
• Allan Sears

Preservation

The Wife He Bought is a lost film.^[2]

External links

• • • Lobby posters:
      1. 1
      and
      1. 2

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WifeHeBought1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Wife He Bought
2. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10614/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wife He Bought