Too Wise Wives
{{short description|1921 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Too Wise Wives
| image = Too Wise Wives (1921) - 1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Newspaper ad
| director = Lois Weber
| producer = Lois Weber
| screenplay = Lois Weber
Marion Orth
| starring = Louis Calhern
Claire Windsor
Phillips Smalley
Mona Lisa
| music =
| cinematography = William C. Foster
| editing =
| studio = Lois Weber Productions
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1921|5|22}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Too Wise Wives is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Lois Weber, written by Lois Weber and Marion Orth, and starring Louis Calhern, Claire Windsor, Phillips Smalley, and Mona Lisa. It was released on May 22, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/50408/Too-Wise-Wives/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015945/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/50408/Too-Wise-Wives/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Bruce Calvert|date=2015|title=Too-Wise-Wives - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|accessdate=January 25, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=12774|title=Too Wise Wives|work=afi.com|accessdate=January 25, 2015}} A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress.[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TooWiseWives1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Too Wise Wives] at silentera.com
Plot
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As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Too Wise Wives |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=12 |issue=20 |page=78 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=May 14, 1921 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald12exhi_0}} David Graham (Calhern) is the husband of Marie (Windsor), a wife whose great love leads her to too careful safeguarding of her husband's happiness. Sara Daily (Lisa), a former sweetheart, is the wife of John Daily (Smalley), a wealthy man whose love she retains by methods more subtle than sincere. Sara attempts to regain the adulation of David, but Marie intercepts her letter of invitation, precipitating a dramatic situation that does not develop into disaster only because Marie does not open the letter. As a result of the exposure of intentions, both wives are taught a new and better understanding of family obligations with an ending happy for all concerned.
Cast
- Louis Calhern as Mr. David Graham
- Claire Windsor as Marie, Mrs. David Graham
- Phillips Smalley as Mr. John Daly
- Mona Lisa as Sara, Mrs. John Daly
References
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External links
{{commons category|Too Wise Wives}}
- {{IMDb title|0012769|Too Wise Wives}}
- [http://clairewindsor.weebly.com/too-wise-wives.html Film stills] at clairewindsor.weebly.com
{{Lois Weber}}
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Lois Weber
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language drama films
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