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Wife in Name Only
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Wikipedia article
'Wife in Name Only' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Mary Thurman, Arthur Housman, and Edmund Lowe.Goble p. 1017
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, the wealthy and beautiful Philippa L'Estrange falls in love with Norman Arleigh. She plans revenge when she learns that he does not return her affection, and her scheme brings about a wedding between Norman and Madeline Dornham. She then informs him that the bride's father is the murderer of his mother. This causes a separation between the newly married pair. Eventually, Norman discovers that the accusation is false. Norman and his bride are reunited.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of 'Wife in Name Only' located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10616/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: 'Wife in Name Only'] it is a lost film.
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Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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