Discontented Husbands

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Discontented Husbands
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Directed by Edward LeSaint
Story by Evelyn Campbell
Produced by Harry Cohn
Starring James Kirkwood
Cleo Madison
Grace Darmond
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 15, 1924 (1924-01-15)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Discontented Husbands is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Evelyn Campbell that was released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, and Grace Darmond. The film was released on January 15, 1924. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Michael Frazer, who has made several million dollars through the invention of a patent can opener, aspires to rise in society. However, his wife Jane is old fashioned and does not wish to make this climb. During a dinner party Jane keeps calling her husband "Mike" to his annoyance and lowers the chance of any social ambition when she refers to the cost of a table cover. Michael plans to have his estate transformed into a beauty garden and seeks bids for the work. Emily Ballard, whose husband Jack is a landscape artist, strikes up a friendship with Michael in order to secure the work for her husband. The friendship ripens and they make plans to run away together. Jack learns of this and, to teach Michael a lesson, plans to run off with their daughter Marcia. An automobile wreck where the machine rolls down an embankment and lands upside down spoils all plans and the families are reunited.

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Preservation

With no prints of Discontented Husbands located in any film archives, [3] it is now considered to be a lost film.

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References

  1. British Film Institute
  2. Morgan, Len (March 15, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Icebound". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved October 4, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Discontented Husbands