The Trouble With Wives

The Trouble With Wives

HUSBAND vs. WIFE in a comical clash for the Championship of the Home, Six rollicking rounds. Come and cheer the winner!

1925 · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

William Hyatt (Tom Moore) runs an exclusive shoe store, and his happy marriage to Grace (Florence Vidor) is nearly derailed by his well-meaning, but hopelessly gauche pal, Al Hennessy (Sterling). Dagmar, a Parisian shoe designer (Esther Ralston) has come to town to meet with Hyatt and Hennessy, and Hennessy describes the situation to Grace in the worst possible manner, convincing her that her husband is having an affair.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by Howard Higgin

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