Poor Men's Wives

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Poor Men's Wives
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Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Written by Frank Mitchell Dazey
Agnes Christine Johnston
Eve Unsell
Produced by B.P. Schulberg
Starring Barbara La Marr
David Butler
Betty Francisco
Cinematography Karl Struss
Production
company
Distributed by Preferred Pictures
Release date
January 28, 1923
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Poor Men's Wives is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco. [1] The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called Rich Men's Wives .

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Synopsis

Two friends marry men from completely different social backgrounds, one a wealthy man and the other a taxi driver. When they meet by chance some time later they see how different their lives have become.

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References

  1. Connelly p.216

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