Restless Wives (1924 film)

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Restless Wives
Cartoon by director Gregory La Cava caricaturing the production of Restless Wives.jpg
Cartoon drawn by director Gregory La Cava caricaturing the production of Restless Wives
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Written byRaymond S. Harris (intertitles)
Screenplay byMann Page
Based onRestless Wives
by Izola Forrester
Produced by C.C. Burr
Starring Doris Kenyon
James Rennie
CinematographyJohn W. Brown (credited as Jack Brown)
Edited byRaymond S. Harris
Production
company
C.C. Burr Pictures
Release date
  • January 6, 1924 (1924-01-06)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Restless Wives is a lost [1] 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Gregory La Cava. [2] A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists.

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Plot

Polly is a wealthy wife neglected by her husband James Benson. When a business engagement causes James to miss their wedding anniversary, Polly goes with admirer Curtis Wilbur to a cabaret, and later she decides to go live with her father. James, who is desperate for reconciliation, kidnaps Polly while she's with Wilbur and takes her to his lodge in the mountains. James is shot by a drunken servant and when he falls, he knocks over a lamp and sets the place on fire. Polly drags him out of the lodge to safety, and the couple is reunited. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Kenyon, Doris (March 7, 1924). "Restless Wives" via memory.loc.gov.
  2. 1 2 "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Restless Wives".
  3. "Progressive Silent Film List: Restless Wives". www.silentera.com.