Man and Wife (1923)
54 mins | Drama | 25 March 1923
It is possible that this film was reissued in 1927 under the title Too Many Wives (see entry).
Soon after production ended, Hollywood producer Irving Thalberg brought Norma Shearer to MGM, where she became a major star.
Man and Wife was restored from a 35mm tinted and toned nitrate print by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation. The premiere of this restored copy took place at the 2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation in Los Angeles on 7 April 2024.
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It is possible that this film was reissued in 1927 under the title Too Many Wives (see entry).
Soon after production ended, Hollywood producer Irving Thalberg brought Norma Shearer to MGM, where she became a major star.
Man and Wife was restored from a 35mm tinted and toned nitrate print by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation. The premiere of this restored copy took place at the 2024 UCLA Festival of Preservation in Los Angeles on 7 April 2024.
After he is told of the death of his wife, Dora, in a hotel fire, Dr. Howard Fleming goes to the country hoping to ease his sorrow. While visiting a farm, he falls in love with and marries Dolly Perkins, who--unbeknownst to Howard--is Dora's sister. Howard is later told that Dora is actually alive, though hopelessly insane. He restores her sanity with surgery, but when Dora learns of Howard's bigamy, she has a relapse. A second operation kills her; Howard returns to Dolly, their child, and a happy ...
After he is told of the death of his wife, Dora, in a hotel fire, Dr. Howard Fleming goes to the country hoping to ease his sorrow. While visiting a farm, he falls in love with and marries Dolly Perkins, who--unbeknownst to Howard--is Dora's sister. Howard is later told that Dora is actually alive, though hopelessly insane. He restores her sanity with surgery, but when Dora learns of Howard's bigamy, she has a relapse. A second operation kills her; Howard returns to Dolly, their child, and a happy future.
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