| Virtuous Wives | |
| Director: | George Loane Tucker |
| Producer: | Louis B. Mayer Anita Stewart |
| Starring: | Anita Stewart |
| Music: | Phil Spitalny |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Distributor: | First National Pictures |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
Virtuous Wives is a lost[1] 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker, and stars Anita Stewart. Future gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (billed as Mrs. DeWolf Hopper) co-starred. Based on the novel of the same name by Owen Johnson,[2] the film was produced Anita Stewart's, production company. It was also the first film produced by Louis B. Mayer.[3]
Based upon a review in a film magazine,[4] Amy (Stewart) and Andrew Forrester (Tearle) are happy in the first few weeks of their married life with the comforts that his $25,000 income brings. Andrew turns down a business opportunity with steel magnate Maurice Delabarre (Arden), but Delabarre decides he needs Andrew's business abilities, and invites the couple to his house. Amy finds her living standard wanting, and demands that Andrew accept the offer even though it will cause them to be separated. After he accepts, Amy throws herself into the gaieties of the social set and even challenges the position of Delabarre's wife Irma (Hopper). Irma, finding her social throne tottering, sends for Andrew. On his return, he judges Amy's new lifestyle by old standards and wonders whether she is a virtuous wife.