His Brother's Wife (1916 film)

His Brother's Wife
His Brother's Wife
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Directed by	Harley Knoles
Written by	Harley Knoles
Based on	The Woman of It; play; by Er. Lawsche
Produced by	William A. Brady
Starring	Carlyle Blackwell ; Ethel Clayton
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Production; company	Premo Feature Film Corp.
Distributed by	World Film Company
Release date	June 5, 1916;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated July 16, 2025

His Brother's Wife is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell and Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Premo Feature Film Corporation and distributed by the World Film Company.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Carlyle Blackwell as Howard Barton
Ethel Clayton as Helen Barton
Paul McAllister as Richard Barton
Loel Stewart as The Barton Child
Charles K. Gerrard

Reception

Motography reviewer Hugh Hoffman gave the film a positive review, saying of the cinematography "The photographer's name is not given, but it should be, because his work is very fine."^[2]

The New York Clipper's review was negative, describing the film as being "a tiresome bit of mechanical and ultra conventional melodramatic nonsense."^[3]

Lynde Denig's review for Moving Picture World was positive, finding the story to be "adequate" and the actors as having done "their share."^[4]

Preservation status

A complete copy of the film survives in the Library of Congress collection.^[5]

References

↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: His Brother's Wife". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
↑ Motography. Chicago: Electricity Magazine Corp. June 10, 1916. p. 1333.
↑ The New York Clipper. New York: The Clipper Company. June 10, 1916. p. 37.
↑ Moving Picture World. New York: Chalmers Publishing Company. June 17, 1916. p. 2054.
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: His Brother's Wife". November 8, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

External links

His Brother's Wife at IMDb
His Brother's Wife at the TCM Movie Database
His Brother's Wife at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: His Brother's Wife". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[2] Motography. Chicago: Electricity Magazine Corp. June 10, 1916. p. 1333.

[3] The New York Clipper. New York: The Clipper Company. June 10, 1916. p. 37.

[4] Moving Picture World. New York: Chalmers Publishing Company. June 17, 1916. p. 2054.

[5] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: His Brother's Wife". November 8, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

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