The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James Flood and written by Bess Meredyth. It is based on the 1923 novel The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted by Gertie Wentworth-James. The film stars Irene Rich, Huntley Gordon, John Harron, Gayne Whitman, June Marlowe, and Don Alvarado. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 12, 1925.[1][2][3]

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
Still with Rich and Gordon
Directed byJames Flood
Screenplay byBess Meredyth
Based onThe Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
by Gertie Wentworth-James
StarringIrene Rich
Huntley Gordon
John Harron
Gayne Whitman
June Marlowe
Don Alvarado
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 12, 1925 (1925-09-12)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine reviews,[4] Bob Mannering is riding in a motor car with others when the car hits and kills a woman. He is accused of causing the death. His father, district attorney John Mannering, decides to prosecute Bob for homicide. Bob’s mother, to prevent the prosecution of her fast-living son, tries to cause her husband’s political ruin by causing a scandal. She goes to a hotel with a crook who is in the employ of Mannering’s political rival, Jerry Wallace. She is double crossed and, to escape utter disgrace, flees to a secluded hotel that becomes engulfed in a forest fire. During the progress of the fire, she meets Diane, who confesses that it was she who was driving the death car. Mrs. Mannering returns to her family and Bob is freed.

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ "The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Janiss Garza. "The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925) - James Flood". AllMovie. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "New Pictures: The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 75, October 3, 1925, retrieved October 2, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Film Catalog: The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
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