Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
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- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 11 Apr 1921 (Denmark)
- Movie
Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love...
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| Thomas Meighan | ... |
Robert Gordon
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| Gloria Swanson | ... |
Beth Gordon
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| Bebe Daniels | ... |
Sally Clark
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| Theodore Kosloff | ... |
Radinoff
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| Sylvia Ashton | ... |
Aunt Kate
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| Clarence Geldert | ... |
Doctor
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| Mayme Kelso | ... |
Harriette, the Dressmaker
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| Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Gordon's Butler
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| Edna Mae Cooper | ... |
Gordon's Maid
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| Jane Wolfe | ... |
Harriette's Client
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| William Boyd | ... |
Naval Officer at Hotel (uncredited)
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| Clarence Burton | ... |
Party Guest Dozing (uncredited)
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| Julia Faye | ... |
Girl in Bathing Suit (uncredited)
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| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... |
Sally's Maid (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ||
Written by
| Olga Printzlau | ... | (scenario) |
| William C. de Mille | ... | (story) & |
| Sada Cowan | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | producer |
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presentation producer |
Cinematography by
| Alvin Wyckoff | ||
Editing by
| Anne Bauchens | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Wilfred Buckland | ||
Costume Design by
| Natacha Rambova | ... | (uncredited) |
| Clare West | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Howard Higgin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sam Wood | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1920) (United States) (theatrical) (as Artcraft Pictures Corporation)
- Famous-Lasky Film Service (1920) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Famous-Lasky Film Service (1920) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Feature Films (I) (1920) (Australia) (theatrical) (as Feature Films Ltd)
- Société Anonyme Française des Films Paramount (1922) (France) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Victor Talking Machine Co. (product placement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
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| Taglines | There's one time when real married life is absorbingly entertaining- It's when Cecil B. DeMille puts it in a picture. (Print Ad- Duluth Herald, ((Duluth Minn.)) 29 March 1921) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | For a silent movie, music plays an important part in it, with a private music recital and a public orchestra performance giving the mood for two scenes. Most significantly, music records with three different types of music are prominently displayed in the hands of two main actors, and are intrinsic to the story development. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hindustan - Fox Trot See more » |
| Quotes |
Beth Gordon:
Do you expect *me* to share your Oriental ideas? Do you want your *wife* to lure you like a - a - Oh why didn't you marry a Turk? See more » |