Poor Men's Wives

Poor Men's Wives
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	B.P. Schulberg Productions
Distributed by	Preferred Pictures
Release date	January 28, 1923 (1923-01-28)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent 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 .

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.

Cast

• Barbara La Marr as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne
• David Butler as Jim Maherne
• Betty Francisco as Claribel
• Richard Tucker as Richard Smith-Blanton
• ZaSu Pitts as Apple Annie
• Muriel McCormac as Twin
• Mickey McBan as Twin

References

1. Connelly p.216

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Poor Men's Wives at IMDb
• Media related to Poor Men's Wives at Wikimedia Commons