Borrowed Husbands

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Borrowed Husbands
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Directed by David Smith
Written by C. Graham Baker
Story byMildred K. Barbour
Produced by Albert E. Smith
Starring Florence Vidor
CinematographySteve Smith
Distributed by Vitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • April 13, 1924 (1924-04-13)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Borrowed Husbands is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by David Smith and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Nancy Burrard's husband Gerard goes on a business trip to South America and she beguiles the lonely hours by borrowing a few husbands for flirtations purposes, and engaging in a flirtation with Major Desmond, who supposes her to be a widow. He meets her husband in South America, where the truth is made known to him. Many complications result through the philandering of Dr. Langwell with various married women and a nurse, who dies under suspicious circumstances. The martial troubles of the different wives are finally dispelled, and Nancy and her husband are reconciled so that all ends well.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Borrowed Husbands located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Borrowed Husbands
  2. ↑ Pardy, George T. (May 10, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Borrowed Husbands". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 21. Retrieved December 8, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Borrowed Husbands


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