Drama · United States of America · 1916 · 30m

Idle Wives

Director

Cast

Lois Weber as Anne Phillips Smalley as John Wall Mary MacLaren as Molly Edward Hearn as Richard Seymour Hastings as Billy Shane Countess Du Cello as Wall's Mother

Crew

Allen G. Siegler — Director of Photography Lois Weber — Writer Phillips Smalley — Writer James Oppenheim — Novel Lois Weber — Producer Phillips Smalley — Producer

Synopsis

Characters in the film attend a movie titled 'Life’s Mirror', where they see parallel, cautionary versions of their own lives. Only the first two of the original seven reels survive.

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Phillips Smalley Director Lois Weber Director Allen G. Siegler Director of Photography Lois Weber Writer Phillips Smalley Writer James Oppenheim Novel Lois Weber Producer Phillips Smalley Producer

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