My Husband's Other Wife

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My Husband's Other Wife
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Directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Written by Stanley Olmstead
Produced byJ. Stuart Blackton
Starring
Cinematography William S. Adams
Production
company
J. Stuart Blackton Feature Pictures
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
January 4, 1920
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

My Husband's Other Wife is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Sylvia Breamer, Robert Gordon and May McAvoy. [1] There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. [2]

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Plot

A woman who was a popular star in a threatre divorces her husband. After the divorce she decides she wants her husband back, even though he now has another wife. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. Slide p.20
  2. "My Husband's Other Wife / Sylvia Breamer [motion picture]". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. "My Husband's Other Wife / St. Landry clarion". Library of Congress. April 10, 1920. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

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