| The Better Wife | |
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 Film still | |
| Directed by | William P. S. Earle |
| Story by | Lenore J. Coffee |
| Starring | Clara Kimball Young Edward Kimball |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
Production company | Clara Kimball Young Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Select Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Better Wife is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Clara Kimball Young and Edward Kimball. [1] [2]
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With no copies of The Better Wife located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.
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