Wife Number Two

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{{Infobox film

| name = Wife Number Two

| image = Wifenumbertwo newspaper 1917.jpg

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| caption = Newspaper advertisement. *note; the adverts says William Fox himself directed the film

| director = William Nigh

| producer =

| writer = William Nigh (scenario)

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| starring = Valeska Suratt

| music =

| cinematography = Joseph Ruttenberg

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| distributor = Fox Film Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1917|07|29}}

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| country = United States

| language = Silent
English intertitles

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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

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