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The Wanters
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Wikipedia article
'The Wanters' is a 1923 American silent society drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer, directed by John M. Stahl and distributed by Associated First National Pictures, which became First National Pictures in 1924. The film stars Marie Prevost, Robert Ellis, and Norma Shearer.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/Wanters1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Wanters'] at silentera.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20161009161247/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=13076 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Wanters'] (Wayback)
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Elliot Worthington falls in love with and weds Myra Hastings, the maid to his wealthy sister Mrs. Van Pelt. Myra is coldly received in society. Shocked by the hypocrisy and infidelities of the society men and women she encounters, she leaves. Her husband, who really loves her, follows and saves her when her foot becomes lodged in a railroad track switch. They are reconciled and face a happy future together.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of 'The Wanters' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10317/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Films] Retrieved September 24, 2014 it is a lost film.
See also
*Gertrude Astor filmography
References
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