Drama · United States of America · 1923 · 1h 10m

Poor Men's Wives

Director

Cast

Barbara La Marr as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne David Butler as Jim Maherne Betty Francisco as Claribel Richard Tucker as Richard Smith-Blanton Zasu Pitts as Apple Annie Muriel McCormac as Twin

Crew

Karl Struss — Director of Photography Frank Mitchell Dazey — Writer Agnes Christine Johnston — Writer B.P. Schulberg — Producer Ethel P. Chaffin — Costume Design

Tagline

One wife was poor, coveted finery, envied her wealthy friend, misled her husband, until the crash came! Another wife was rich, selfish, vain. She merely tolerated her husband until the awakening.

Synopsis

Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.

Mood & Themes

taxi driver marriage

Key Collaborators

Louis J. Gasnier Director Karl Struss Director of Photography Frank Mitchell Dazey Writer Agnes Christine Johnston Writer B.P. Schulberg Producer Ethel P. Chaffin Costume Design

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