Why Trust Your Husband?

Why Trust Your Husband?
Directed by	George Marshall
Written by	Paul Cazeneuve William M. Conselman George Marshall
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Eileen Percy Harry Myers Harry Dunkinson
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 16, 1921 (1921-01-16)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Why Trust Your Husband? is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Eileen Percy, Harry Myers and Harry Dunkinson. ^[1]

Plot

Married couple Elmer and Eunice Day visit their friends, Gilbert and Maud Stone. While visiting the men decide that they want to attend a masquerade and tell their wives that they have business engagements as an alibi. The wives, after finding the invitation to the masquerade, attend as well. Changes in costume and the attendance of Mrs. Days relatives lead to complications and misunderstandings. Eventually, everything is resolved in the police station after the masquerade is raided by the police. ^[2]

Cast

• Eileen Percy as Eunice Day
• Harry Myers as Elmer Day
• Ray Ripley as Joe Perry
• Harry Dunkinson as Uncle Horace
• Milla Davenport as Aunt Miranda
• Jane Miller as Maud Stone
• Hayward Mack as Gilbert Stone
• Bess True as Marie

References

1. Solomon p.268
2. "Why Trust Your Husband? Synopsis". TCM. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

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.
• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Why Trust Your Husband? at IMDb