Whose Wife?
1917 · 50 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama
Mary marries Claude, a rich playboy, to please her invalid mother who becomes ill before they leave for a South American honeymoon.
Directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon · Written by Cecil Bullivant
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Gail Kane Mary Melville - E Elizabeth Taylor Mrs. Melville
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Edward Peil Sr. John Herrick (as Edward Peil) -
Harry von Meter Claude Varden - E Ethel Ullman Nitra Ruiz
- F Frank Rickert Ramon Ruiz
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Lucille Young Elsie Brandenham (as Lucille Younge) - R Robert Klein Tom Nelson
- A Amelia Widen Herrick's Aunt
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