The Part-time Wife explained

The Part Time Wife
Director:Henry McCarty
Producer:Samuel Sax
Based On:The Part Time Wife by Peggy Gaddis
Starring:Alice Calhoun
Robert Ellis
Freeman Wood
Cinematography:Jack MacKenzie
Studio:Gotham Pictures
Distributor:Lumas Film Corporation
Stoll Pictures (UK)
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent
English intertitles

The Part-time Wife is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Alice Calhoun, Robert Ellis and Freeman Wood.[1] The film was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. It was based on a short story of the same title by Peggy Gaddis. It was released in Britain the following year by Stoll Pictures.

Synopsis

Film star Doris Fuller marries financially-struggling journalist Kenneth Scott but he is humiliated by being referred to as "Mr. Dorris Fuller". His wife quits her work to be become a full-time wife but their money problems lead her to return to acting. Believing she is having an affair, Scott begins courting a rising young actress Nita Northrup leading to a breach in the marriage. Eventually they reconcile after Scott's new play becomes a hit, and a studio injury to Doris leads her to quit her film career.

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Notes and References

  1. Munden p.590