The Foolish Matrons

The Foolish Matrons
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Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Wyndham Gittens
Based on	The Foolish Matrons by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne [1]
Produced by	Maurice Tourneur
Starring	Hobart Bosworth Doris May Mildred Manning
Cinematography	Kenneth Gordon MacLean Charles Van Enger
Production company	Maurice Tourneur Productions
Distributed by	Associated Producers
Release date	June 19, 1921 (1921-06-19)(USA)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Foolish Matrons is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur and starring Hobart Bosworth, Doris May, and Mildred Manning. ^[2] It is also known by the alternative title of Is Marriage a Failure?.

Preserved in the George Eastman House collection. ^[3]

Cast

• Hobart Bosworth as Dr. Ian Fraser
• Doris May as Georgia Wayne
• Mildred Manning as Sheila Hopkins
• Kathleen Kirkham as Annis Grand
• Betty Schade as The Mysterious Woman
• Margaret McWade as Mrs. Eugenia Sheridan
• Charles Meredith as Lafayette Wayne
• Wallace MacDonald as Anthony Sheridan
• Michael Dark as Chester King
• Frankie Lee as Bobby
• Dick Sutherland as Bit Role

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Foolish Matrons at silentera.com
2. Waldman p. 172
3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Foolish Matrons

Bibliography

• Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.

External links

• The Foolish Matrons at IMDb