Wife Savers is a lost[1][2] 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Ralph Ceder and written by Thomas J. Geraghty, Grover Jones, George Marion Jr. and Arthur Wimperis. The film stars Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, ZaSu Pitts, Sally Blane, Tom Kennedy and Ford Sterling. The film was released on January 7, 1928, by Paramount Pictures.[3][4]

Wife Savers
Directed byRalph Ceder
Screenplay byThomas J. Geraghty
Grover Jones
George Marion Jr.
Arthur Wimperis
Produced byJames Cruze
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringWallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
ZaSu Pitts
Sally Blane
Tom Kennedy
Ford Sterling
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
H. Kinley Martin
Edited byGeorge Nichols Jr.
Production
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Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 7, 1928 (1928-01-07)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Louis Hozenozzle and 2d Lieut. Rodney Ramsbottom, two American soldiers, are stationed in Switzerland after World War I. Ramsbottom is in love with Colette, a pretty Swiss girl, and when he receives orders to leave Switzerland he orders Hozenozzle to remain there to protect Colette. General Lavoris, a Swiss, also desires Colette, but she spurns him. Returning home, he has a fake order issued stating that all unmarried women must immediately take husbands. At her request, Hozenozzle marries Colette. Ramsbottom then receives a letter from General Lavoris telling him that he has been doublecrossed, and the lieutenant immediately returns to Switzerland and challenges Hozenozzle to a duel. Colette intercedes, explaining that she married only to save herself from Lavoris. The mayor grants Colette a divorce from Hozenozzle, but all the suitors lose her to a handsome young major. [4]

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References

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  1. ^ Wife Savers at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files:lost Paramount films - 1928
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Wife Savers
  3. ^ "Movie Review - Wife Savers - THE SCREEN; Violent Nonsense. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Wife Savers". afi.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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