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The Sultan's Wife

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Wikipedia article




'The Sultan's Wife' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. The film is also known under the title 'Caught in a Harem'.

Plot



Gloria follows sailor boyfriend Bobby to India. After she is kidnapped by the sultan, who wants her for his harem, Bobby must come to the rescue.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008639/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 IMDb]

Cast



* Gloria Swanson as Gloria

* Bobby Vernon as Bobby

* Joseph Callahan

* Teddy the Dog

* Gonda Durand

* Phyllis Haver

* Roxana McGowan

* Vera Steadman

* Edith Valk

* Blanche Payson as Harem Matron (uncredited)

Reception



Like many American films of the time, 'The Sultan's Wife' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the scenes with a man on a bench wiggling his posterior after seeing dancers in the background, of the Sultan falling backwards after the dance and spreading his arms and legs, and of the man and woman knocking into each other.

References




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