Wife in Name Only explained

Wife in Name Only
Director:George Terwilliger
Starring:Mary Thurman
Arthur Housman
Edmund Lowe
Cinematography:A.L. Martiner
Studio:Pyramid Pictures
Distributor:Selznick Distributing Corporation
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Wife in Name Only is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Mary Thurman, Arthur Housman, and Edmund Lowe.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] the wealthy and beautiful Philippa L'Estrange falls in love with Norman Arleigh. She plans revenge when she learns that he does not return her affection, and her scheme brings about a wedding between Norman and Madeline Dornham. She then informs him that the bride's father is the murderer of his mother. This causes a separation between the newly married pair. Eventually, Norman discovers that the accusation is false. Norman and his bride are reunited.

Preservation

With no prints of Wife in Name Only located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Goble p. 1017
  2. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Wife in Name Only . Exhibitors Trade Review . 15 . 10 . 27 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 26 January 1924 . New York . 29 July 2022.
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10616/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Wife in Name Only