Wife Number Two
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{{Infobox film
| name = Wife Number Two
| image = Wifenumbertwo newspaper 1917.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Newspaper advertisement. *note; the adverts says William Fox himself directed the film
| director = William Nigh
| producer =
| writer = William Nigh (scenario)
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Valeska Suratt
| music =
| cinematography = Joseph Ruttenberg
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1917|07|29}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English intertitles
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Wife Number Two is a 1917 American silent drama film feature directed and written by William Nigh. The film starred Valeska Suratt,{{cite book|last=Solomon|first=Aubrey |title=The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935: A History and Filmography|year=2011|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6286-5|page=241}} vamp rival to Theda Bara on the Fox lot, and was Suratt's penultimate silent film performance. The film is now considered lost.{{cite book|last1=International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House|last2=Pratt|first2=George C. |title=Faces and Fabrics/Feathers and Furs|year=1982|publisher=George Eastman House|isbn=0-935398-05-8|page=3}}
Cast
- Valeska Suratt - Emma Rolfe
- Eric Mayne - Dr. Charles Bovar
- Mathilde Brundage - His Mother
- John Goldworthy - Rudolph Bulwer
- Martin J. Faust - Philip
- T.J. Lawler - Leo
- Peter Lang - Lhereux
- Dan Mason - Old Soldier
- William Burton - Priest
- Dan Sullivan - Lhereux's Son
- L.F. Kennedy - Heminway
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0008772}}
{{William Nigh}}
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Category:Silent American drama films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Lost American drama films
Category:Films directed by William Nigh
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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