Wife or Country explained

Wife or Country
Director:E. Mason Hopper
Starring:Gloria Swanson
Cinematography:Clyde Cook
Distributor:Triangle Film Corporation
Runtime:5 reels
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Wife or Country is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Gloria Swanson in her last role for Triangle Film Corporation.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

Plot

Based upon a review in a film magazine,[2] Gretchen (Lederer) has reclaimed husband Dale Barker (Mestayer) from a drinking habit, and he has become a lawyer working with the Department of Justice in hunting down German propagandists. Before their marriage, Gretchen had been involved with propagandists and cannot now extricate herself, and she fears discovery by her husband. She is jealous of Sylvia Hamilton (Swanson), Dale's stenographer, and plans on bringing her under suspicion. When arrested as a spy, Sylvia turns over a mass of evidence, some of which incriminates Gretchen, placing Dale between love of country and loyalty to his wife.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Wife or Country . July 5, 2009. Silent Era.
  2. Advertising Aids for Busy Managers: Wife or Country . Moving Picture World . 39 . 2 . 251–52 . Chalmers Publishing Company . New York City . January 11, 1919 . July 3, 2014.