Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1923 · 1h 10m

Only 38

Director

Cast

May McAvoy as Lucy Stanley Lois Wilson as Mrs. Stanley Elliott Dexter as Professor Charles Giddings George Fawcett as Hiram Sanborn Anne Cornwall as Mary Hedley Robert Agnew as Bob Stanley

Crew

L. Guy Wilky — Director of Photography Clara Beranger — Writer Walter Prichard Eaton — Story

Tagline

Behind her, twenty years of suppressed youth. Then at thirty-eight- the prime of life- she breaks the chains that held happiness a prisoner. And lives the youthful life of her dreams.

Synopsis

The death of her clergyman husband causes Mrs. Stanley, young mother of teenage twins, to change her style of life.

Mood & Themes

mother based on play or musical

Key Collaborators

William C. deMille Director L. Guy Wilky Director of Photography Clara Beranger Writer Walter Prichard Eaton Story

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