The Part Time Wife
The Part Time Wife is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Alice Calhoun, Robert Ellis and Freeman Wood.[1] The film was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. It was based on a short story of the same title by Peggy Gaddis. It was released in Britain the following year by Stoll Pictures.
| The Part Time Wife | |
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| Directed by | Henry McCarty |
| Written by | Henry McCarty Victoria Moore James J. Tynan |
| Based on | The Part Time Wife by Peggy Gaddis |
| Produced by | Samuel Sax |
| Starring | Alice Calhoun Robert Ellis Freeman Wood |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumas Film Corporation Stoll Pictures (UK) |
Release date | September 1925 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
Film star Doris Fuller marries financially-struggling journalist Kenneth Scott but he is humiliated by being referred to as "Mr. Dorris Fuller". His wife quits her work to be become a full-time wife but their money problems lead her to return to acting. Believing she is having an affair, Scott begins courting a rising young actress Nita Northrup leading to a breach in the marriage. Eventually they reconcile after Scott's new play becomes a hit, and a studio injury to Doris leads her to quit her film career.
Cast
- Alice Calhoun as Doris Fuller
- Robert Ellis as Kenneth Scott
- Freeman Wood as DeWitt Courtney
- Edwards Davis as Ben Ellis
- Janice Peters as Nita Northrup
- Patricia Palmer as 'Toddles' Thornton
- Charles West as Allen Keane
References
- Munden p.590
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.