Daytime Wives

Daytime Wives

A TIMELY WARNING Breakfast with your husband-darn his socks, sew on his buttons-sympathize with him always, pamper him occasionally.

1923 · 70 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Ruth Holt is the efficient private secretary to young architect Elwood Adams. Her polar opposite is Adams' indolent, spendthrift wife Francine, faults which Adams, blinded by his love for her, doesn’t see. Looking to cause trouble, a lounge lizard acquaintance of Francine’s spreads gossip to make her jealous of Ruth. In a business crisis Adams introduces Ruth as his wife to banker Amos Martin but when Francine finds out she flies into a rage and denounces Ruth. After a series of complicated events Ruth reunites the Adams couple and marries the banker.

Directed by Émile Chautard · Written by John F. Goodrich

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Derelys Perdue Ruth Holt
Wyndham Standing Elwood Adams
Grace Darmond Francine Adams
William Conklin Amos Martin
Edward Hearn Ben Branscom
Katherine Lewis Betty Branscom
Mickey McBan Child

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