Wandering Husbands

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Wandering Husbands
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Directed by William Beaudine
Written by C. Gardner Sullivan (screenplay)
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring James Kirkwood
Lila Lee
Cinematography Ray June
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Release date
  • September 20, 1924 (1924-09-20)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Wandering Husbands, also known as Loves and Lies, is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William Beaudine. It stars James Kirkwood, Lila Lee, and Margaret Livingston. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Diana Moreland is aware of her husband's attentions to Marilyn Foster. As he does not reform, she surprises the pair while they are dining at a roadhouse and invites Marilyn to her home. The three of them go for a boat-ride. Diana has arranged to have the boat start leaking. Threatened with death by drowning, Moreland's affection for Diana reasserts itself and he starts to swim ashore with her. Marilyn, abandoned, is saved by another boat and retires defeated. The Morelands are then reconciled.

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Preservation

Copies of Wandering Husbands are maintained by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. p. 429. ISBN   978-0-913204-36-8.
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Wandering Husbands
  3. Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Wandering Husbands". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 53. Retrieved December 19, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wandering Husbands
  5. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 204, c.1978 by The American Film Institute